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#Devon

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Dr Helen Wilson

Cob is a natural building material made from subsoil, water, organic fibrous material such as straw, and sometimes lime. A masonry plinth is normally built first to raise the cob off the ground. Ideally, the earth for the cob is dug on site or nearby.

Cob building is currently practiced predominantly in Devon, as well as in Cornwall. These examples are in the south-eastern part of Devon, where the New Red Sandstone gives rise to rich red soils.

An agricultural building made of red cob set on a masonry plinth. In the centre is a doorway with two doors across the lower half, while the top half is open. A shute, probably for grain, protrudes just above the lower doors.
A farm building beside a narrow country road, made of red cob set on a masonry plinth. It has a tall doorway halfway along and a smaller one at the far end. The roof is covered in slates.
A cob wall in the process of being built. At the bottom is a masonry plinth and above is dark red cob, which is being trimmed on the side with a spade to make it level with the masonry below.
#Devon#Cornwall#Cob
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Dr Helen Wilson

Buckland Abbey Great Hall, Devon

Sir Richard Grenville transformed the Abbey to a private residence after it was dissolved in 1541. Original terracotta and white tiles, probably imported from Holland, laid in Great Hall built under what was once the church tower. Now owned by the National Trust.

View of a dimly-lit interior across an extensive floor covered in red and white tiles in triangular shapes. Across the other side of the room, some furniture is just visible next to an open door leading to a well-lit area. The door has metal studs and handle.
#Devon#TilesOnTuesday
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Dr Helen Wilson

River Tamar at Danescombe Valley

The Tamar defines the boundary between Devon and Cornwall for most of its length. At Danescombe, upstream from Cotehele Quay and downstream from Calstock on the Cornish side, there's what was the Ashburton Hotel (now Danescombe House) and a small boatyard and quay below. The valley itself is wooded on the north side, though once a hive of mining industry, with market gardening on the south.

Postcard by Valentine, posted 1905.

A view across the river towards a valley, with a three storey colonial-style house with a veranda on one side. Below is a building that housed a boat yard and on the riverside is a quay with a boat tied up. In the background is the valley with woods on one side and lots of steep fields on the other.
#Devon#Cornwall#Postcards
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