Designation:
Devon Local List
Type:
- Parkland
- Walled Garden
- Private Gardens
Period/Century:
- C20
Post Code:
EX16 7QB
Parish:
Chevithorne
Local Authority:
Mid Devon
OS Grid Ref:
SS 985 159
Map no.:
Landranger 181
Description:
Early C17, seat of the Francis (until 1664) and Prideaux (until C19) families; rear service wing, rebuilt in C19, remodelled in 1930 by Sir Albert Richardson for the Heathcoat Amorys. The house was owned by several families (Francis until 1664, followed by Prideaux, Gwynn, Griffith, and then Heathcoat Amory).
Listed Buildings
Chevithorne Barton is listed Grade II*
References
Cherry & Pevsner: The Buildings of England – Devon, 1989: 670
S Pugsley: Devon Gardens – An Historical Survey, 1994: 151-2
Cherry & Pevsner: The Buildings of England – Devon, 1989: 258
T Gray: The Garden History of Devon,1995: 71
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