The Great House (Tiverton)

 house, scheduled ancient monument

This monument includes a Tudor and Jacobean merchant’s town house called The Great House of St George situated on St Peter Street in the heart of Tiverton. The monument survives as a gabled; two storied town house with attic. It retains important features including: mullioned windows, relieving arches, an arched entrance with screen passage, original doors and panelling. The passage leads to a garden with a coach house. It was originally used as a meeting house for members of the wool trade guild and as a business premises from 1613. It was built by George Slee a wealthy merchant and philanthropist. It was remodelled following a fire in 1731.
This monument is scheduled under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 as amended as it appears to the Secretary of State to be of national importance. This entry is a copy, the original is held by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
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