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The Great House, Peter Street is a timber-framed building of sixteenth-century date located in Devon. The structure exhibits characteristics typical of prosperous merchant or gentry housing of the Tudor period, with evidence of substantial timber construction that reflects the wealth and status of its original occupants. The building survives as an important example of domestic architecture from the early modern period in Devon, demonstrating the building practices and social hierarchy of the sixteenth century. Its retention as a listed monument recognises its historical and architectural significance within the local townscape.
The Great House, Peter Street is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003836. View the official record →
The Great House, Peter Street is a timber-framed building of sixteenth-century date located in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003836.
The Great House, Peter Street is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1003836.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tiverton Castle (uninhabited buildings) (0.4 km), Cranmore Castle (0.9 km), Roman Fort, Bolham Hill (1.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The Great House, Peter Street's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
The Great House, Peter Street stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.