See important guidance on the use of this record.

If you have any comments or new information about this record, please email us.

Summary

Converted 19th century toll house.

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II) 1097087: NEW CROSS COTTAGE

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX87SE/27
• Old Listed Building Ref (II): 85370
• Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX87SE22

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• TOLL HOUSE (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Sheldon, L., 1933, Devon Toll-Houses., 305 (Article in Serial). SDV341560.

New Cross Tollhouse, near Newton Abbot, on the old Exeter-Plymouth road.

Kanefsky, J., 1976, Devon Tollhouses, 25 (Monograph). SDV7980.

Toll House of the Totnes Trust, with angled front and a porch at the side.

Harris, R., 1977, King's Teignton (Monograph). SDV284175.

Situated at New Cross, but now demolished.

Mitchell, M., 1979, Ball Clay Survey of South Devon, Worksheet 14 (Archive - Survey). SDV341500.

Toll House at New Cross, the junction of the old Exeter-Plymouth Road and the Kingsteignton-Chudleigh Road. Presumably dates to the time of the turnpike roads. Thought to now be a private dwelling.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1980 - 1983, SX87SE22 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV342759.

Bovey, 1983, Untitled Source (Personal Comment). SDV342758.

The toll house is now being renovated internally. In a good state of repair.

Kanefsky, J., 1984, Devon Toll Houses, 25 (Pamphlet). SDV349663.

Two miles north of Newton Abbot on the Kingsteignton to Chudleigh road (B3193) at the crossroads with a minor road. Situated in the north fork, it is unusual in that it has the porch on the side rather than on the angled front.

Reed, S. J. + Turton, S. D., 2001, Archaeological Assessment of Bovey Basin Mineral Site. Part 1 Overview, 19, 24 (Report - Assessment). SDV336226.

Other details: Figure 5, site 66; figure 6, site 32.

Exeter Archaeology, 2007, Archaeological Assessment of Newcross and Broadway Mineral Sites, Kingsteignton, Devon, 3 (Report - Assessment). SDV342756.

Ordnance Survey, 2012, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV348725.

English Heritage, 2012, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV348729.

New Cross Cottage, Chudleigh Road. Toll house, converted to cottage. Probably 1824, the date of the turnpike between Bellamarsh and Newcross. Colourwashed and plastered with a slate roof and 2 rear lateral stacks. Single-depth main range canted at the left end and probably 2 rooms wide with an entrance into the left hand room and a second entrance on the right end into the right hand room. Single-storey rear addition wrapping round the rear right corner. 2 storeys. Asymmetrical 2 window front with a gabled porch with a round-headed outer doorway at the left. 1 ground floor 2-light casement, 2 panes per light; 2 similar first floor windows. The left end of the range is canted with 1 similar ground floor and 1 similar first floor window. 2nd porch on right end of main range. Date listed: 30th September 1982.

Department of Environment, 28/04/1987, Kingsteignton, 75 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV289967.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV4541 - Archaeological Assessment of Newcross and Broadway Mineral Sites
• EDV4912 - Archaeological Assessment of Bovey Basin Mineral Site

Search results generated by the HBSMR Gateway from exeGesIS SDM Ltd.