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Summary

Row of shops, built 1860, leading through to the Pannier Market, and adjoining the Town Hall. Ground floor retains most of the original arched shopfronts divided by octagonal piers.

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II) 1309379: 9-18, DUKE STREET

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX47SE/153
• Old Listed Building Ref (II): 93428

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• SHOPPING PARADE (Mid, XIX - 1860 AD to 1860 AD)

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1855-1895, First Edition 1:500 Town Map (Cartographic). SDV338879.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

Devon County Council, 1975, Tavistock Town Walk, 92 (Article in Monograph). SDV352474.

Department of Environment, 1983, Tavistock, 14 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV272550.

Numbers 9 to 18 Duke Street in Tavistock (formerly Listed as 3-18 Duke Street) were built in 1860 by the Bedford Estate as a purpose built row of shops leading through to the Pannier Market and adjoining Town Hall. Three storeys of Hurdwick stone with yellow brick dressings. Slate roof with five gables, three with kneelers. 23 windows in all, most are paired sashes. Ground floor retains most of the original arched shopfronts divided by octagonal piers. Three three-centred arched passageways through to the Pannier Market building. Rear elevation has penticed verandah supported on iron columns.

The Tavistock and District Local History Society, 1994, About Tavistock: An Historical Introduction and Six Town Walks, 14, 15, 46 (Monograph). SDV354806.

The mid 19th century saw a major redevelopment of Tavistock take place as the 7th Duke of Bedford ploughed back some of his huge profits from mining enterprises into new buildings. In the 1850s-60s old streets and houses were cleared to be replaced by the Town Hall, the Pannier Market and new shops along a widened thoroughfare called Duke Street. The distinctive green Hurdwick stone used for much of the new construction was quarried just to the north of the town.

Exeter Archaeology, 1997, Archaeological Assessment of Tavistock Sewer Overflows Scheme, 5 (Report - Assessment). SDV344347.

West Devon Borough Council, 2009, Tavistock Conservation Area Management Plan, 11 (Report - non-specific). SDV351411.

Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV4597 - Assessment of Tavistock Sewer Overflow Scheme

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