Church House, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Dartmoor
The beautiful two-storey granite building on the right, Church House, is thought to have been built at the same time as the tower of the adjacent St Pancas's Church, in around 1540. Church houses date from the middle of the 15th century and were used for parish festivities, including brewing liquor for feasts. In the 1700s this building was used as an almshouse, and in the early 1800s it became a workhouse with a school on the first floor. In 1911 Church House was sold to Widecombe School Board, but in 1932 the school moved to a new building. Church House subsequently came into the ownership of the National Trust. It is a Grade II*-listed building.
It is believed the Old Inn is where the builders of the church tower stayed while they were constructing it. The inn dates from around the same time though it has had more modern extensions built.
Church House, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Dartmoor
The beautiful two-storey granite building on the right, Church House, is thought to have been built at the same time as the tower of the adjacent St Pancas's Church, in around 1540. Church houses date from the middle of the 15th century and were used for parish festivities, including brewing liquor for feasts. In the 1700s this building was used as an almshouse, and in the early 1800s it became a workhouse with a school on the first floor. In 1911 Church House was sold to Widecombe School Board, but in 1932 the school moved to a new building. Church House subsequently came into the ownership of the National Trust. It is a Grade II*-listed building.
It is believed the Old Inn is where the builders of the church tower stayed while they were constructing it. The inn dates from around the same time though it has had more modern extensions built.