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Gotham House
Gotham House is a Grade II
* listed merchant's townhouse on Phoenix Lane in Tiverton, Devon, just to the northeast of the Tiverton Museum of Mid Devon Life. It was one of a number of buildings constructed in Tiverton following a fire in 1731. The building was restored in 1966 and currently serves as the base for a firm of solicitors. The house and its forecourt walls and entrance gates became listed on 12 February 1952. There have been reports of the house being haunted.
==History==
Gotham House was built in the early 18th century by clothing merchant and mayor of Tiverton George Davey (1690–1746).〔 It was one of a number of buildings rebuilt in Tiverton following a fire of 1731, making it a rare example of an elaborate Georgian townhouse. The house remained in the Davey family for a few generations, passing to George Davey's son Roger after his death, and then to his brother George. It then became the property of George's daughter and son-in-law, Captain John and Bridget Hamilton. George In the 1880s, Major Poyntz, Chief Constable of Essex, resided at Gotham House. Since 1960, the building has served as offices of law firm Ashford's Solicitors.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=History )〕 The house was restored in 1966 by architects Clement Toy and Raymond Erith.〔 It has occasionally been opened to the public since then.〔
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