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| HER Number: | MDV107121 |
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| Name: | Bradninch Memorial Bus Shelter |
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Summary
Bus shelter in memory of a Royal Air Force fighter pilot who served in World War II.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 999 039 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS90SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bradninch |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRADNINCH |
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Protected Status
- Local List: Commemorative thatched bus shelter
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BUS SHELTER (XX - 1901 AD to 2000 AD (Between))
- COMMEMORATIVE MONUMENT (XX - 1901 AD to 2000 AD (Between))
Full description
Walls, S., 2010, The Materiality of Remembrance: Twentieth Century War Memorials in Devon, BRD02 (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV355902.
Fl Lt. L.S. Hallett Shelter, Millway, Bradninch.
Bradninch Town Council, 2014, Bradninch Town Council (Website). SDV356690.
Thatched roof bus shelter at the top of Fore Street with a commemorative plaque to Alan Leslie Stooke-Hallett, killed when his plane crashed whilst rehearsing for the Victory Day fly past.
The plaque is inscribed 'IN MEMORY OF/ALAN LESLIE/STOOKE HALLETT/FLT. LT. R.A.F. (FIGHTER PILOT)/KILLED WHILST FLYING/SERVED 1941 - 1946'.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
'Shelter' shown.
Mid Devon District Council, 2014, Mid Devon Local List Register of Heritage Assets - Central, Commemorative Thatched bus shelter, Bradninch (Local List - Register of Heritage Assets). SDV356890.
Commemorative Thatched bus shelter, Bradninch.
Description: The commemorative thatched bus shelter is located on the junction of Fore Street, High Street, Mill Way and Peter Street. It is an attractive and recognisable part of the townscape adjacent to the Guildhall and War Memorial.
Proximity to designated Heritage Assets:
Grade II listed The Guildhall
Grade II listed K6 Telephone Kiosk
Grid Reference: 299953/103990
Source: Bradninch Conservation Area Appraisal
Mid Devon District Council, 2014, Register of Heritage Assets, Commemorative thatched bus shelter (Local List - Register of Heritage Assets). SDV356889.
Commemorative thatched bus shelter.
Importance: Iconic landmark in the centre of Bradninch.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #66644 ] |
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| SDV355902 | Post-Graduate Thesis: Walls, S.. 2010. The Materiality of Remembrance: Twentieth Century War Memorials in Devon. University of Exeter. Digital. BRD02. |
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| SDV356690 | Website: Bradninch Town Council. 2014. Bradninch Town Council. www.bradninch-tc.gov.uk. Website. |
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| SDV356889 | Local List - Register of Heritage Assets: Mid Devon District Council. 2014. Register of Heritage Assets. Mid Devon District Council. Digital. Commemorative thatched bus shelter. |
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| SDV356890 | Local List - Register of Heritage Assets: Mid Devon District Council. 2014. Mid Devon Local List Register of Heritage Assets - Central. Mid Devon District Council. Digital. Commemorative Thatched bus shelter, Bradninch. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 21 2014 4:26PM |
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