Keynedon Hall

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Venue Type & Location

Private Residence

Site Name: Keynedon Hall
Location: near Dartmouth
County: Devon
Location Type: Countryside - at determined location

Overview

Located in the South Hams coastal area SE of Dartmouth, a much-altered stone rubble manor farmhouse stands on the site of the Hals family residence facing E across a narrow valley.

Little remains from the medieval residence. In Justice Hals' time Keynedon was a manor hall with a 2-storey cross-wing at the S end and a new wing with a chapel extending NE, incorporating a formerly detached chamber block, with service buildings likely at the rear.

Performance History

A possible performance venue. Relevant family records do not survive but an entertainer from John Hals' household appeared elsewhere in Devon in the early 15th c.

Current Status

Still a tenant farmhouse with bed and breakfast accommodation.

History of the Venue

early 15th c. John Hals acquired Keynedon through marriage with Agnes Govy, widow of the previous owner.

mid- to late 15th c. Threshing barn added facing the chapel range. N range extended E with a large agricultural building, 2-storey kitchen and lodgings block added at the rear.

early 16th c. S section of the house rebuilt and hall repositioned by Richard Hals III. New curtain wall with a gatehouse added to complete the quadrangle along the E side.

late 16th/early 17th c. Extensive alterations and additions made by Richard Hals V. Tall crenellated porch built over the entrance. Crenellated side wall added to the S and crenellations added to the curtain wall.

ca. 1620 Hals family moved their principal residence to Efford, near Plympton.

mid-17th c. House leased as a farmhouse.

1684 Elford family acquired Keynedon through marriage.

1807 Purchased by a Yorkshire property speculator, John Aldham.

1817 Sold to Aldham's creditor, Luke Howard.

Record Source

REED Devon 88

Patrons who owned this venue

Name Dates Titles
Hals, John 0-1434

Bibliographic Sources

  • Cherry, Bridget, and Nikolaus Pevsner. Devon. The Buildings of England. London: Penguin Books, 1989.
  • Hoskins, W.G. Devon. A New Survey of England. Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1973.
  • Lysons, Daniel and Samuel. Magna Britannia; being a concise topographical account of the several counties of Great Britain. 6 vols. London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1806–22.
  • Waterhouse, Robert. 'Keynedon Barton, Sherford, Kingsbridge.' Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society 58 (2000): 127–200.