Description

SX 99 NE BROADCLYST COLUMBJOHN

5/82 Ruins of Gatehouse 130 metres
- west of Columbjohn Farmhouse
30.6.61
- II

Ruins to gatehouse to Columbjohn Mansion (now destroyed). C16. Random rubble
volcanic trap with dressed stone quoins and moulded wall plinth. The inner arch and wall, along with parts of the side walls of the building survive. Arch with
composite concave and cyma recta moulding, with capitals and shafts with big
roll moulding. To the north (exterior) is a hood mould with unusual stops in the shape of a diamond with three attendant bosses.
Historical note: The Manor of Columbjohn was in the hands of the Courtenay earls of Devon by the early C15. It is possible that foundations were laid by Henry
Courtenay, Marquis of Exeter, for an extensive new house but work stopped on his
attainder in 1539. It was purchased by Sir John Acland (during the reign of
Elizabeth) and the antiquarian Lysons believed him to have built a new house on the foundations laid by Courtenay. (Lysons, Magna Britannia, (1822) VI, 114). During March 1646 Columbjohn was the HQ of Sir Thomas Fairfax.

Listing NGR: SX9594899741

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26464192

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Recommended Books

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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)