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| HER Number: | MDV117223 |
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| Name: | The Imperial Hotel, Princetown |
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Summary
Now demolished, the Imperial was one of three Princetown hotels listed in a guidebook from 1929. Depicted on the late 19th century historic maps through into the mid-20th century, it appears to have been demolished some time in the later 20th century.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 259 073 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX20NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HOTEL (XIX - 1845 AD to 1880 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Late 19th century historic map shows the 'P.H.' (public house) at this location.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Early 20th century historic map shows the building.
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Building clearly seen on this image.
Ordnance Survey, 1963-1996, 1963-1996 National Grid OS Metric (Cartographic). SDV350058.
Building still shown on the later 20th century historic map.
Barber, C., 1995, Princetown of Yesteryear Part I, 24 (Monograph). SDV359850.
Images of the Imeperial, which was one of three hotels listed in a 1929 guidebook for Princetown.
GetMapping, 1999 - 2000, Dartmoor 1999-2000 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital) (Aerial Photograph). SDV345751.
Building has been demolished entirely by the time this image was taken.
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). [Mapped feature: #76524 ] |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV345751 | Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 1999 - 2000. Dartmoor 1999-2000 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital). Digital. |
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| SDV350058 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1963-1996. 1963-1996 National Grid OS Metric. Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV359850 | Monograph: Barber, C.. 1995. Princetown of Yesteryear Part I. Princetown of Yesteryear Part I. Paperback Volume. 24. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV134762 | Related to: K6 telephone box opposite war memorial, Princetown (Building) |
| MDV103099 | Related to: Princetown War Memorial (Monument) |
| MDV106929 | Related to: The Old Police Station, Princetown (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 19 2024 1:20PM |
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