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| HER Number: | MDV104807 |
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| Name: | Bear Street Cemetery, Barnstaple |
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Summary
Bear Street Cemetery was founded by the Barnstaple Burial Board in 1856.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 566 333 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS53SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Barnstaple |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BARNSTAPLE |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- North Devon District Council Rescue Archaeology Unit Site Code: ND87
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CEMETERY (Founded, XIX - 1856 AD to 1856 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Cemetery marked on the north side of Bear Street with a lodge at the entrance and two mortuary chapels, one Church of England, the other Nonconformist. (The cemetery was founded by the Barnstaple Burial Board in 1856.)
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
North Devon District Council Rescue Archaeology Unit, 1991, North Devon Archaeological Site Code Index, Site Code ND87 (Report - non-specific). SDV63429.
Post medieval pottery recovered from surface during a watching brief in 1986.
Devon Gardens Trust, 2008, Barnstaple Cemetery (Un-published). SDV356140.
Cemetery, 1855. Good pair of chapels and a lodge (in private ownership). The extension to the west is not good.
Devon Gardens Trust, 2013, Devon Gazetteer of Parks and Gardens of Local Interest (Reg/Local list of Historic Parks and Gdns). SDV354335.
Southwest Archaeology, 2013, Greater Barnstaple Area Project Database, Mapping Area 78 (Un-published). SDV351581.
Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.
The cemetery now extends northwards from its original extant to front Berry Road as well as Bear Street.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #64274 ] |
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| SDV350786 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV351581 | Un-published: Southwest Archaeology. 2013. Greater Barnstaple Area Project Database. Greater Barnstaple Area Project. Digital. Mapping Area 78. |
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| SDV354335 | Reg/Local list of Historic Parks and Gdns: Devon Gardens Trust. 2013. Devon Gazetteer of Parks and Gardens of Local Interest. Historic Parks and Gardens - Register and Local List. Digital. |
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| SDV356140 | Un-published: Devon Gardens Trust. 2008. Barnstaple Cemetery. Devon Local Register of Parks and Gardens of Local Historic Interest. Digital. |
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| SDV63429 | Report - non-specific: North Devon District Council Rescue Archaeology Unit. 1991. North Devon Archaeological Site Code Index. North Devon District Council Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. Site Code ND87. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV96077 | Parent of: Cemetery Lodge, Bear Street Cemetery, Barnstaple (Building) |
| MDV96078 | Parent of: East Chapel, Bear Street Cemetery, Barnstaple (Building) |
| MDV96080 | Parent of: Gate Piers and Gates to Bear Street Cemetery, Barnstaple (Building) |
| MDV96079 | Parent of: West Chapel, Bear Street Cemetery, Barnstaple (Building) |
Associated Finds
- FDV5405 - POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1750 AD)
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 31 2014 5:38PM |
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