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Summary

Victorian house with 16th century gatehouse.

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II) 1258520: DOWRICH HOUSE INCLUDING ADJOINING COB GARDEN WALL TO RUBBLE GARDEN WALL TO NORTH EAST

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS80NW/5
• Old Listed Building Ref (II)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• MANOR HOUSE (XV to XXI - 1401 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, SS80NW2 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV58273.

Unknown, Untitled Source (Unknown). SDV58271.

Dowrich, house. Contains large portions of early Tudor character. Remains of mansion.

Untitled Source, 81 (Migrated Record). SDV15340.

A fine embattled 16th century gatehouse. The house itself is victorian, except for the tudor doorway.

King, R. J., 1877, Second Report of the Committee on Devon Folklore, 98 (Article in Serial). SDV58272.

Hoskins, W. G., 1954, A New Survey of England: Devon, 276, 473 (Monograph). SDV17562.

Dowrich House has some fine 15th century work, but was much restored early in the 19th century.

Seymour, D. J., 1955 - 1958, The Smaller Manor Houses of Medieval Devon, 11 (Article in Serial). SDV6523.

Home of Dowich family 1200-1717. Badly restored. Fine double chimney and doorways.

Department of Environment, 1959, Crediton RD, 24 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV58276.

Grade III. Core probably medieval, yet largely rebuilt in 19th century . Other details: Provisional List.

Trease, G. E., 1974-1977, Dowrich and the Dowrich family of Sandford, 37-38, 70-73, 113-17, 154-55, 208-11, 252-57, 348- (Article in Serial). SDV58279.

Descent given. No masonry older than the gatehouse has been observed.

Trease, G. E., 1974-1977, The Dowrich Ghost, 1-3 (Article in Serial). SDV58278.

Section of curtain wall removed to allow access to house next to the gatehouse.

Department of Environment, 1985, Sandford, 105 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV46445.

Dowrich House including adjoining cob garden wall to rubble garden wall to NE. Probably mid c16, some c17 work, extensively refurbished and partly rebuilt in early c19, refronted circa 1870-80 and front altered again in early c20. Originally a 3 room and through cross passage house facing SE with parlour cross-wing projecting forward at left end. Interior shows mainly c19 fittings including an elaborate wooden chimney piece in hall carved in jacobean style with freestanding corinthian colums enriched with decoration. See DOE list for full details.

Sampson, J., 2009, Anne Edgcumbe/Dowriche and The French Historie, 93-152 (Article in Serial). SDV361657.

An account of the writer Anne Dowriche and her connection to Dowrich House, Sandford.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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