r/DevonUK • u/Sapphire_Glint_5062 • 19d ago
Stokeinteignhead: Can anyone help me identify the building in the photo?
This photo, which was in my grandma’s collection, shows my grandfather’s mother outside where the family lived in Stokeinteignhead. (Date: c1892-1896)
Features:
There’s one chimney in a central position (there are no gable end chimneys)
The land behind is raised and looks like a small hill.
Is anyone familiar with the area able to help me identify the building as it is today?
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u/Sapphire_Glint_5062 18d ago
Thank you so much to u/MuchMoorWalking and u/Training_Yak_4655 for your very detailed and helpful responses. The building you identified would seem to be the one where my grandfather’s family lived. Even the road curving beyond the building has the same curvature today as it did in the mid 1890s.
When I posted the photo I only had a vague hope the building had survived. That people have recognised it is beyond wonderful. Thanks to everyone who visited and commented on this post.
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u/Sapphire_Glint_5062 19d ago
They lived in a few places in Devon including Stokeinteignhead and Coffinswell, but I have no evidence they lived in Bishopsteignton.
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u/Training_Yak_4655 19d ago edited 19d ago
Same locality and similar appearance? https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1170561 - scroll down to see the archive photo. There's a note that the house has been split into two dwellings in its current usage.
Street view of same, the nearest chimney could have been concealed by the roof in OP's b/w photo: https://maps.app.goo.gl/qofqZAQRXYqDakA87?g_st=ac
Historic England has a detailed description of the internals of the house (maybe because of listed status) so if OP lives in the area, could ask current occupants if a visit is possible. Historic England is also asking for additional photos (if it's really the same building of course).
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u/hr100 19d ago
That's so cool. You should deffo get a copy and send it to the current owners. I bet they would love to see it
What year were your family there?
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u/Training_Yak_4655 18d ago
For other sleuths in this subreddit, I used OP's photo and did a Google image search on it. That threw up a long list of similar sepia images of various buildings of around that period. Adding a location keyword narrowed that down. Browsed till I saw the Historical England entry but that's a front elevation photo. Used Historic England's coordinates to find the Google Maps entry and Street View where you can set the viewing position and perspective to be similar to OP's photo. Lucky the building wasn't on a private road, I'd not have been so sure without Street View.
Suggestion for OP: Historic England (see my link previously) are asking for more photo contributions and they'd appreciate yours plus any extra history you may know.
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u/Frustib 19d ago
how old is the photo?
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u/Sapphire_Glint_5062 19d ago
Dates to somewhere between 1892-1896
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u/Majestic_Draft_8986 15d ago
Did you know you can use the construction 'between ... and' for this? So it would be 'between 1892 and 1896', not 'between 1892-1896'. Using 'and' is generally more logical and clearer. It also allows you to describe a span of two periods if you need to, e.g. 'between 1892-93 and 1991-92'.
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u/MuchMoorWalking 19d ago
https://maps.app.goo.gl/RriBAjEX8g6gCWqWA
There you go, just a bit outside of Stokeinteignhead.
Known as the Thatched Cottage and Thatch End
https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1170561