ANCIENT HOUSE MOVED.— A fourteenth century merchant’s house in Exeter, Devon, believed to be one of the oldest private dwelling houses in northern Europe, being moved 100yds to make way for a new by-pass. The local council first planned to demolish the three-storey timber building, but because of local protests it was decided to move it. On its new site the house will be restored and made habitable.
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29701, 20 December 1961, Page 14
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68ANCIENT HOUSE MOVED.—A fourteenth century merchant’s house in Exeter, Devon, believed to be one of the oldest private dwelling houses in northern Europe, being moved 100yds to make way for a new by-pass. The local council first planned to demolish the three-storey timber building, but because of local protests it was decided to move it. On its new site the house will be restored and made habitable. Press, Volume C, Issue 29701, 20 December 1961, Page 14
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