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| HER Number: | MDV100974 |
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| Name: | Tavistock Union Workhouse |
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Summary
Tavistock Union Workhouse, shown on 19th and early 20th century Ordnance Survey maps. The northern range marked as a hospital no longer exists, the central and southern ranges are Listed.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 478 748 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX47SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Tavistock |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TAVISTOCK |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WORKHOUSE (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1855-1895, First Edition 1:500 Town Map (Cartographic). SDV338879.
'Tavistock Union Workhouse' shown, including northern range marked 'Hospital'. Map object based on this source.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
The Tavistock and District Local History Society, 1994, About Tavistock: An Historical Introduction and Six Town Walks, 15, 28, 49 (Monograph). SDV354806.
Morrison, K.A., 1997, The New Poor Law Workhouses of George Gilbert Scott and William Bonython Moffatt, 193 (Article in Serial). SDV7020.
One of Scott and Moffat's early 'hub' designs.
Ordnance Survey, 2012, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV348725.
Only the central and southern ranges survive. Map object based on this source.
English Heritage, 2012, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV348729.
Circa 1835. Architect Gilbert Scott. Built as Union Workhouse. Classical style and similar to workhouses at Tiveston, Bideford, Willitin etc, by the same architect. One storey front range has two projecting wings and central pedimented archway. The latter is of granite with rusticated voussoirs. Otherwise the buildings are of stucco. Behind is a three-storey range with octagonal central block, the oblique sides of which project slightly and have pedimented gables. Hipped slate roof. Nineteen windows in all to three-storey range, some retaining 12 panes, some altered.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV338879 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1855-1895. First Edition 1:500 Town Map. First Edition 1:500 Town Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV348725 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2012. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV348729 | National Heritage List for England: English Heritage. 2012. National Heritage List for England. Website. |
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| SDV354806 | Monograph: The Tavistock and District Local History Society. 1994. About Tavistock: An Historical Introduction and Six Town Walks. About Tavistock: An Historical Introduction and Six Town Walks. A5 Paperback. 15, 28, 49. |
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| SDV7020 | Article in Serial: Morrison, K.A.. 1997. The New Poor Law Workhouses of George Gilbert Scott and William Bonython Moffatt. Architectural History. 40. Extract. 193. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV23079 | Parent of: 1-23 Russell Court, Bannawell Street, Tavistock (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 13 2015 9:56AM |
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