MEM23864 - Deddycombe or Rook's Cottage, Oare (Monument)
Summary
The house appears to have been occupied for a short time during the 19th Century. It is now ruinous.
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Nothing shown on Oare Tithe Map in this postion. [1] Deddycombe Cottage is depicted and labelled as a ruin at SS 8113 4779 within a small enclosure on the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map. [2] The building is depicted but not labelled on the 2nd Edition map. [3] Deddycombe Cottage was locally known as Rook's Cottage as Mr Rook (the butler at Glenthorne) had lived there at one time. [4] The outline of the building is preserved in modern MasterMap data. [5]
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SSO346 Map: 1842. Oare 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. 1903, Somerset 33(2).
- <4> SEM8500 Unpublished document: Groves, M.. 2017. Deddicombe/Deddycombe or Rook Cottage.
- <5> SEM8545 Map: Ordnance Survey. 2018. MasterMap.
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Other Statuses/References
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SS 8115 4778 (87m by 38m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SS84NW |
| Civil Parish | OARE, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
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Record last edited
Oct 11 2021 12:18PM
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