MEM23837 - Brook Lea, Woodford (Building)

The Ordnance Surveyors drawing dating from 1802 shows a building in this location; it is possible that this may be Brook Lea, or one of its neighbours, Woodford House (MEM23835) or Woodford Cottage (MEM23836), or possibly both. [1] The house may be shown on the Tithe Map for Nettlecombe, or this may be Woodford Cottage. Whilst not clear, it appears to have been labelled 141. If this is correct, the accompanying Apportionment describes this as a "Poor House", owned by Sir John Trevelyan and occupied by "Paupers". [2] The house is shown on the 1st and 2nd Edition Ordnance Survey map in a similar form to that shown on the Tithe Map and is now named Woodford Cottage. [3-5]