Poltimore House

Poltimore House
Poltimore House c. 1930
Poltimore House is located in Devon
Poltimore House
location within Devon
Alternative namesBampfylde House
General information
Statusunder renovation
TypeCountry house
Architectural styleTudor
Town or cityPoltimore, Devon
CountryEngland
Coordinates50°45′29″N 3°27′54″W / 50.75794°N 3.46498°W / 50.75794; -3.46498
Construction started1550
Renovatedbegun 2005
OwnerPoltimore House Trust
Listed Building – Grade II*
Designated11 November 1952
Reference no.1098310
Arms of Bampfylde of Poltimore and North Molton: Or, on a bend gules three mullets argent
Poltimore House, drawing by Edmund Prideaux (1693-1745) of Prideaux Place, Cornwall inscribed: Poltimore in Devon, Sir Copleston Bampfyld. Sir Coplestone Warwick Bampfylde, 3rd Baronet (d.1727) inherited Poltimore from his grandfather Sir Coplestone Bampfylde, 2nd Baronet (d.1691)
Another drawing of Poltimore House by Edmund Prideaux

Poltimore House is an 18th-century country house in Poltimore, Devon, England. The Manor of Poltimore was from the 13th to the 20th century the seat of the Bampfylde family, which acquired the title Baron Poltimore in 1831. The house retains much of the fabric of earlier buildings on the site erected by the family. It is designated a Grade II* listed building.[1]

It fell into a dilapidated condition during the second half of the 20th century. A group of volunteers began raising funds to restore the house in 2003, after it was a finalist in the BBC's Restoration programme, missing out on the funding that went with the top prize.[2]

Early in the morning of 9 April 2024 a fire broke out in the building causing extensive structural damage.[3]

  1. ^ Historic England. "Poltimore House (1098310)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Poltimore restoration to go ahead". BBC News. 15 September 2003. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Massive fire breaks out at historic Poltimore House near Exeter". Devon Live. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.