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| HER Number: | MDV106750 |
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| Name: | Drill Hall, Crediton Road, Thorverton |
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Summary
Drill hall built in 1914 together with a headquarters building. It was re-developed in the 1980s and is now four houses.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 923 021 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS90SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Thorverton |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | THORVERTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- DRILL HALL (Built, World War I - 1914 AD to 1914 AD)
Full description
Unknown, ?1970s/1990s, Thorverton Drill Hall (Aerial Photograph). SDV366380.
Two photos of the drill hall showing it pre- and post redevelopment. It is now four houses.
Ordnance Survey, 1963-1996, 1963-1996 National Grid OS Metric (Cartographic). SDV350058.
'Drill Hall' marked.
Mid Devon District Council, 1986, Conversion of and Alterations to Existing Drill Hall to form 4 Units of Residential Accommodation, 86/00816/FULL (Planning Application). SDV356511.
GetMapping, 1999 - 2000, Millennium Map 1999-2000 Getmapping (Aerial Photograph). SDV321648.
Building shown.
Google, 2014, Google Streetview (Website). SDV355684.
Present buildings occupy the same footprint, but appear to be a new build.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
'Courbet Court' marked.
Geograph, 2014, WW1 Great War Centenary - Drill Halls, Thorverton (Website). SDV356507.
Crediton Road, Courbier Court [sic]
1st Devonshire Yeomanry (A Squadron).
Hedges, S., 2025, Drill Hall and Drill Hall House (Correspondence). SDV366397.
An invititation to tender for the erection of a new drill hall and headquarters for a Squadron of the Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry appeared in the Western Times for 5th March 1914.
Uglow, J., Unknown, Thorverton Drill Hall (Ground Photograph). SDV366396.
Photo of the drill hall prior to conversion.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV321648 | Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 1999 - 2000. Millennium Map 1999-2000 Getmapping. Millennium Map. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV350058 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1963-1996. 1963-1996 National Grid OS Metric. Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #66271 ] |
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| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV355684 | Website: Google. 2014. Google Streetview. http://maps.google.co.uk. Website. |
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| SDV356507 | Website: Geograph. 2014. WW1 Great War Centenary - Drill Halls. www.geograph.org.uk/article/WW1-Great-War-Centenary---Drill-Halls. Website. Thorverton. |
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| SDV356511 | Planning Application: Mid Devon District Council. 1986. Conversion of and Alterations to Existing Drill Hall to form 4 Units of Residential Accommodation. Mid Devon District Council. Digital. 86/00816/FULL. |
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| SDV366380 | Aerial Photograph: Unknown. ?1970s/1990s. Thorverton Drill Hall. Digital. |
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| SDV366396 | Ground Photograph: Uglow, J.. Unknown. Thorverton Drill Hall. Digital. |
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| SDV366397 | Correspondence: Hedges, S.. 2025. Drill Hall and Drill Hall House. Heritage Gateway Feedback. Email. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV135566 | Related to: Drill House, Crediton Road, Thorverton (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 14 2025 2:59PM |
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