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| HER Number: | MDV106007 |
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| Name: | Drill Hall, Bampton |
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Summary
Late 19th- or early 20th century drill hall.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 959 221 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS92SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bampton |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- DRILL HALL (XIX to XXI - 1880 AD to 2014 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
'Drill Hall' marked.
Bampton Town Council, 2014, Bampton in Devon (Website). SDV356201.
The Bampton branch of the Royal British Legion was formed in 1923. Its first Honorary Secretary, Henry Jones, had served with the 1st Devonshires in The Great War and was discharged medically unfit. He was the custodian of the Drill Hall, Poor Rate collector, and assistant Overseer of the Poor. He had been a Colour Sergeant before the war, acting as Drill Instructor for the 3rd Battalion Volunteers at the hall.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
'Hall' marked.
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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| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #65436 ] |
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| SDV356201 | Website: Bampton Town Council. 2014. Bampton in Devon. http://www.bampton.org.uk/history-war-memorial.html#wartime. Website. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV106008 | Related to: Former Gospel Hall (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 12 2014 1:27PM |
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