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Budockshed (aliasBudshead, [1] Budeokshead, Budokeside [2] etc.) is a historic estate in the parish of St Budeaux, near Plymouth in Devon, England.

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History

It was for fourteen generations [3] the seat of the de Budockshed family which took its name from the estate. It then passed to the Gorges family of Wraxall, in Somerset, near Bristol, and was sold by Sir Arthur Gorges to the Trevill family, wealthy merchants from Plymouth. [4] The mansion house of the Trevills was demolished in the early 19th century, and only ruins survive, namely of a few outer walls and granite arches. [5] Rogers wrote: "The venerable home of the Budocksheds has been destroyed, but two fine old barns - one of grand proportions - and a picturesque granite gateway, still remain to attest its aforetime importance". A monument to the Gorges family survives in St Budeaux Church.

De Budockshed

Arms of de Budockshed: Sable, three fusils in fess between three buck's faces argent BudockshedArms.png
Arms of de Budockshed: Sable, three fusils in fess between three buck's faces argent

The arms of de Budockshed were: Sable, three fusils in fess between three buck's faces argent, [7] with crest: A moor's head affrontée proper , [8] or A stag's head erased argent. [9] The early descent is given by Pole as follows: [10]

Gorges

Arms of Gorges (modern): Lozengy or and azure, a chevron gules. These arms resulted from the famous 1347 heraldry case of Warbelton v Gorges. GorgesArms(Modern).png
Arms of Gorges (modern): Lozengy or and azure, a chevron gules. These arms resulted from the famous 1347 heraldry case of Warbelton v Gorges.

Gorges monument, St Budeaux

1890 drawing of strapwork reredos of the Gorges monument in St Budeaux Church, with arms of Gorges quartering Cole GorgesMonument StBudeauxChurch Devon.png
1890 drawing of strapwork reredos of the Gorges monument in St Budeaux Church, with arms of Gorges quartering Cole

In St Budeaux Church survives a beautiful monument to the Gorges family, a high altar tomb situated in the Budockshed Aisle, at the east end of the north aisle, [26] with pillars at the angles, the cover-stone of slate finely carved, with a reredos of exquisite Elizabethan strapwork design. The slate slab and front and sides of the altar tomb displays coats of arms as follows: [27] 1: Sable, three fusils in fess between three stags' faces argent; Crest: A moor's head affrontée proper (Budockshed); 2: Quarterly, 1 and 4: Lozengy or and azure, a chevron gules, a crescent for difference (Gorges); 2 and 3: Argent, a bull passant sable within a bordure of the second bezantée (Cole); 3: Gorges, with crest: A greyhound's head couped at the shoulders and collared with crescent for difference; 4: Gorges and Budockshed quarterly; 5: Budockshed, with crest. The original inscription, which was probably gilded on it, had disappeared, but the sculptured date, 1600, remains. The monument had become greatly dilapidated, but was restored in 1881, with the following inscription:

"Roger Budockshead of Budockshead Esquire ob: 1576; Sir William Gorges Kn: ob: 1583; Dame Winifred Gorges, ob: 1599; Tristram Gorges of Budockshead Esq: ob: 1607; Mrs. Elizabeth Gorges ob: 1607; Restored 1881 chiefly at the expense of the Historical Society and Citizens of the state of Maine, U.S.A., in memory of Sir Ferdinando Gorges the first Proprietor and Governor of that Province. A.D. 1635, aided by some connections of the Gorges family in England".

Trevill

In the Budockshed aisle of St Budeaux Church is a monument to the Trevill family inscribed as follows:

"Here Lyeth Bvried the Body of Richard Trevill, Esqr.,who died Avgvst the XXVI., 1648. Aged 73. Here Lyeth Bvried the Bodyes of Richard Trevill, Esqr., Nephew and Heire of the Aforesaid Richard, who died April the 4th, 1662. Aged 51. And also of Mary his Wife, who died the XXV. day of Febrvary, 1663. Aged 57. Here Lyeth Bvried the Body of Richard Trevill, Esq., Sonn of the said Richard and Mary, who died Janvary the XIX. 1665. Aged 19. This Monvment was Erected by William Trevill, of Bvtshead, Esq., in the year of ovr Lord 1667, to Perpetuate ye memorie of his Worshipfull Predecessors and Relations here buried.

The Trevill family is memorialised by a street name in Plymouth. In St Budeaux Church, below an elaborate monument to earlier members of the Trevill family, is a ledger stone inscribed as follows: [28]

"Also Here Lyeth The Body of William Trevill of Butshead, Esq., Father of Lethbridge Trevill, who departed this Life the 18th Day of May, 1680. Also Here Lyeth the Body of Lethbridge Trevill, Son of William Trevill of Butshead, Esq., who departed this Life 27th of February, 1699".

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References

  1. Risdon, p.209; Pevsner, Nikolaus & Cherry, Bridget, The Buildings of England: Devon, London, 2004, p.678
  2. Pole, p.334
  3. Risdon, p.209
  4. Rogers
  5. Pevsner, p.678
  6. Pole, p.471
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  8. Rogers
  9. Vivian, 1895, p.114
  10. Pole, p.334
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  12. Vivian, 1895, p.114
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  14. Vivian, 1895, p.607
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  25. Rogers, p.203
  26. Stabb, John, Some Old Devon Churches, pp.205-216, image
  27. Rogers
  28. Rogers, William Henry Hamilton, The Strife of the Roses and Days of the Tudors in the West, Exeter, 1890, pp. 202–4
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