The House That Moved

The House That Moved
The House That Moved
Former namesThe Merchant House
The Tudor House
General information
Architectural styleLate Middle Ages Half-timbered
ClassificationGrade II listed building
Address24 West Street
Formerly 16 Edmund Street
Town or cityExeter
CountryUnited Kingdom
Coordinates50°43′11″N 3°32′05″W / 50.71977°N 3.53479°W / 50.71977; -3.53479
Estimated completion1450
RelocatedDecember 1961
Dimensions
Weight30 long tons (67,000 lb) (frame only)
Technical details
Floor count3 + cockloft
Floor area180 square feet (17 m2)

The House That Moved is a historic building in Exeter, originally built in the late Middle Ages and relocated in 1961 when the entire street it was on was demolished to make way for a new bypass road linked to the replacement of the city's bridge over the River Exe.