House build in 1898 near Bovey Tracey on the edge of Dartmoor National Park

"in the middle of Dartmoor" isn't accurate. Actually this road is the boundary of the Dartmoor National Park with the house pictured just inside.

The house was built in 1898, by Sir Harry Trelawney Eve. A local magistrate who lived at the nearby Yarner Wood estate. The anecdotal story is that he started to build a house for his son who then died fighting as a soldier in distant lands.

Thanks for the correction and the additional information. I have changed the pictures caption accordantly.

JokHarle is correct. The original owner intended to build a larger manor house towards the rear of the five acres for his son who never returned from the Boer War. I never knew the his name so adding Sir Harry's name to the history is helpful.

The house itself was constructed as gatehouse attached to a wall which encloses five acres with an apple loft the other side of the front gate, and a spring-fed fountain at the top end of the acreage.

The house was sold by Eve to Joseph? Collier (my great grandfather) who trained at Kew Gardens, and had four sons who planted an orchard of stone fruit trees selling into the London markets.

The house and property was known as 'Forder Gardens'.

One of the sons was my grandfather who emigrated to New South Wales, Australia in 1911.

It's great to see and a great photograph, thanks.