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| HER Number: | MDV7381 |
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| Name: | Pixon Toll Cottage, Tavistock |
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Summary
Early 19th century toll house on the Tavistock-Launceston road. An octagonal, slate-hung, two storey building, with a hipped roof.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 472 746 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX47SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Tavistock |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TAVISTOCK |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX47SE/63
- Old Listed Building Ref (II): 93465
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX47SE26
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TOLL HOUSE (Built, XIX - 1801 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Sheldon, L., 1933, Devon Toll-Houses, 306 (Article in Serial). SDV341560.
Toll-house on the Tavistock-Launceston road.
Kanefsky, J., 1976, Devon Tollhouses, 24 (Monograph). SDV7980.
An early 19th century octagonal slate-hung two storey building with hipped roof.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1980, SX47SE26 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV350203.
There is a toll house at the junction of Old and New Launceston roads. It is an early 19th century octagonal slate hung two storey building with an octagonal hipped roof and a central chimney (citing Sheldon 1933, DoE 1950, Kanefsky 1976).
Department of Environment, 1983, Tavistock, 27 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV272550.
Pixon Cottage. Early 19th century. A former toll-house. Two-storey octagonal slate hung cottage with octagonal hipped roof with central chimney and one-storey portion built on to south-east. Wooden casements. Porch with segmental hood.
Kanefsky, J., 1984, Devon Toll Houses, 24 (Pamphlet). SDV349663.
In the fork of the new and old Launceston roads half a mile west of Tavistock, facing the new road, an octagonal slate-hung two storey building with a central chimney.
Rosevear, A., 2008, Devon Tollhouses, DV.TAV02 (Un-published). SDV351734.
Former toll house, thought to have been built in 1822 for the Tavistock Turnpike Trust. It is an octagonal, two storey, lodge-type house an open porch. The walls are mainly of hung slate under a pyramidal, slate roof with a central chimney stack.
Ordnance Survey, 2012, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV348725.
Pixon Toll Cottage marked at the junction of the Old and New Launceston Roads.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV272550 | List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department of Environment. 1983. Tavistock. Historic Houses Register. A4 Comb Bound. 27. |
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| SDV341560 | Article in Serial: Sheldon, L.. 1933. Devon Toll-Houses. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 65. A5 Hardback. 306. |
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| SDV348725 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2012. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #101146 ] |
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| SDV349663 | Pamphlet: Kanefsky, J.. 1984. Devon Toll Houses. Exeter Industrial Archaeology Group. A5 Paperback. 24. |
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| SDV350203 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1980. SX47SE26. OSAD Card. Card Index + Digital. |
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| SDV351734 | Un-published: Rosevear, A.. 2008. Devon Tollhouses. A4 Stapled + Digital. DV.TAV02. |
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| SDV7980 | Monograph: Kanefsky, J.. 1976. Devon Tollhouses. Devon Tollhouses. A5 Paperback. 24. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 29 2024 3:52PM |
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