MEM23740 - 19th Century kennels west of Exford (Building)
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
The site is shown as open fields on the Exford Tithe Map. [1] A large group of kennel buildings are shown and labelled gathered on the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map at c. SS 8489 3835. [2] The buildings are again shown on the 2nd Edition map, with some additional buildings around the periphery of the site. [3] The kennels are still mostly extant, although the buildings to the northwest of the site have mostly been removed and it has instead been extended to the northeast. [4] In 1875 Mr Bisset, Master of the Devon and Somerset Staghounds built kennels and stables in Exford. [5]
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SSO205 Map: 1840. Exford Tithe Map and Apportionment.
- <2> SEM6703 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1868-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500.
- <3> SEM7190 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-1907. County Series, 2nd Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500.
- <4> SEM8322 Map: Ordnance Survey. 2016. MasterMap.
- <5> SEM8686 Monograph: Hamilton, C.M.. 1953. A history of Exford. N/A. 1st Edition. 27, 33.
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Other Statuses/References
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 8488 3837 (191m by 126m) (Historic mapping) |
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Map sheet | SS83NW |
Civil Parish | EXFORD, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
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Record last edited
Aug 14 2019 4:27PM
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