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Latitude: 50.74 / 50°44'24"N
Longitude: -3.0693 / 3°4'9"W
OS Eastings: 324646
OS Northings: 93924
OS Grid: SY246939
Mapcode National: GBR PD.VYP0
Mapcode Global: FRA 47G4.22S
Plus Code: 9C2RPWRJ+27
Entry Name: Great House
Listing Date: 8 May 1967
Grade: II*
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1098541
English Heritage Legacy ID: 87893
Also known as: Great House, Colyton
ID on this website: 101098541
Location: Colyton, East Devon, EX24
County: Devon
District: East Devon
Civil Parish: Colyton
Built-Up Area: Colyton
Traditional County: Devon
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon
Church of England Parish: Colyton St Andrew
Church of England Diocese: Exeter
Tagged with: House
SY 2493 COLYTON SOUTH STREET
24/202 COLYTON
8.5.67 Great House
II*
House, all that remains of a large Elizabethan house. Circa late C16. Stone rubble
with freestone dressings, and slate roof with hipped and stone coped gable ends.
U-shaped on plan with wings to north-west and south-west. Two storeys. The
south-east garden front has five three light ovolo moulded stone mullion windows to
first floor with moulded string at cill level - said to have been a long gallery.
Passageway through to rear where there are two wings, the north-west wing has hipped
roof and pigeon holes to first floor. The south elevation of the south-west wing
has chequered knapped flintwork on first floor, moulded stringcourse at floor level,
symmetrical three bays with moulded three light stone mullion windows with leaded
panes and dripmoulds, centre first floor one light window with cusped head. Ashlar
chimney stacks with moulded caps.
In the angle of the south-west wing, gabled with window with two pointed arch lights
and moulded wood door-frame with cambered head. Interior: three C16 Tudor arched
stone chimneypieces. North-east first floor room has bolection moulded chimneypiece
with moulded plaster. Stuart arms above. Duke of Monmouth is said to have stayed
in this house and the Stuart arms were put up to show loyalty to the King.
Former seat of the Yonge family.
The house was built by John Yonge an eminent Elizabethan merchant. His son Walter
Yonge (1579-1649) lived at the Great House and here wrote much of his well-known
diary (1604-28) which was published by the Camden Society in 1848.
Listing NGR: SY2464393921
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