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| HER Number: | MDV117268 |
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| Name: | Moor Crescent, Princetown |
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Summary
Moor Crescent was built in 1912 as H-quarters. It held 13 warders and families of fairly senior rank, principal officers and basic-grade officers of long service. Handed back to the Duchy in the 1980s after 70 years of use, it is now private homes.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 588 737 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TERRACE (Constructed, XX - 1912 AD to 1912 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Terrace is visible on the aerial photograph.
Joy, R., 2002, Dartmoor Prison A Complete Illustrated History Volume 2 The Convict Prison 1850-Present Day At Her Majesty's Pleasure, 147 (Monograph). SDV359843.
Moor Crescent was built in 1912 as H-quarters. It held 13 warders and families of fairly senior rank, principal officers and basic-grade officers of long service. Handed back to the Duchy in the 1980s after 70 years of use, it is now private homes.
Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.
Moor Crescent is depicted on the modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV359352 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2016. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #76564 ] |
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| SDV359843 | Monograph: Joy, R.. 2002. Dartmoor Prison A Complete Illustrated History Volume 2 The Convict Prison 1850-Present Day At Her Majesty's Pleasure. Dartmoor Prison A Complete Illustrated History. 2. Hardback Volume. 147. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV42840 | Related to: Barrack Complex, Dartmoor Prison, Princetown (Monument) |
| MDV117261 | Related to: Blackabrook House, Princetown (Building) |
| MDV117262 | Related to: Burrator Avenue, Princetown (Building) |
| MDV51421 | Related to: Cricket Pavilion, Princetown (Monument) |
| MDV15309 | Related to: Dartmoor Prison, Princetown (Building) |
| MDV117243 | Related to: Devonshire Flats, Princetown (Building) |
| MDV117271 | Related to: Former Officers' Club, Princetown (Building) |
| MDV117267 | Related to: Heather Terrace, Princetown (Building) |
| MDV114803 | Related to: Hessary Terrace, Princetown (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 7 2016 9:51AM |
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