And so we go from the Coastguard cottages to the Tudor cottages.

Tudor cottages

The date on the wall is 1539, possibly from the date of a document relating to the cottages.

They are numbered 1, 3, 5 and 7 Exeter Road, which predates Iddesleigh Terrace and the Bends and therefore this was the main road.

The building was owned by the Tapley family, many of whom fished in Newfoundland.

This was followed by the Tripes who farmed Strand Hill Farm owned by John Pidgley of Elm Grove House.

In 2004, the cottages were restored and briefly opened to the public.

There were two bread ovens and a hearth for making clotted cream.

The thatch was dated to around 1450, and was also blackened, indicating it had had a fire in the middle which let out smoke through an opening in the roof.

So the cottages probably predate the date on the wall.

Lammas Park House

Lammas Park House, Priory Road, Dawlish (Google)

The house located on Priory Road has an interesting door, pleasant verandah with iron columns and a canopy.

It was built by a Mr Manning, who could be a relative of John Manning of Lawn and Manor House.

Passing through a number of owners/ renters, it became a hotel in 1957 with 11 bedrooms and three bathrooms with a tariff of seven to nine guineas a week.

It changed to a top bed-and-breakfast in 2000 and continues at present.

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Ed: This article is part of local historian Ray Bickel's series on Dawlish history. Use the links below to read previous articles:

Part One: What were the origins of Dawlish?

Part Two: The origins of St Gregory's Church

Part Three: The history of Dawlish's churches

Part Four: The origins of the Lawn and Tuck's Plot

Part Five: Tuck's Plot, the Lawn and the swans at the turn of the century

Part Six: The origins of Brunel's railway

Part Seven: Blowing up cliffs and Brunel's Atmospheric Railway

Part Eight: The early days of the railway

Part Nine: The 2014 storm and plans for a Dawlish avoiding line

Part 10: Pubs of Dawlish, past and present

Part 11: Pubs of Dawlish, past and present part II

Part 12: Pubs of Dawlish, past and present part III

Part 13: Pubs of Dawlish, past and present part IV

Part 14: Pubs of Dawlish, past and present part V

Part 15: Historic houses of Dawlish

Part 16: Historic houses of Dawlish part II

Part 17: Historic houses of Dawlish part III

Part 18: Historic houses of Dawlish part IV

Part 19: Historic houses of Dawlish part V

Part 20: The history of Marine Parade

Part 21: The history of Coastguards Cottages and the railway station