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| HER Number: | MDV117224 |
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| Name: | Former Post Office, Princetown |
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Summary
Mid to late 19th century house with dormers, containing a later shop used especially for a post office. Is now a charity shop (2011).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 258 073 |
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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
- HOUSE (XIX - 1850 AD to 1899 AD)
- POST OFFICE (Early 20th Century to Mid 20th Century - 1930 AD? to 1959 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'Post Office' is depicted on the late 19th century historic map.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Unchanged from the earlier map depiction.
Barber, C., 1995, Princetown of Yesteryear Part I, 20 (Monograph). SDV359850.
Old image of the post office building (other locations of the post office for Princetown also included). Barber describes this as the second site of the post office but states that at the time of writing (1995) this was again the post offce, and had been since around 1981.
Dartmoor National Park Authority, 2011, Princetown Conservation Area Character Appraisal, 21, Figure 22 (Report - Assessment). SDV359514.
Post Office
A mid to late 19th century house with dormers, containing a later shop used especially for a post office.
Google, 2016, Google Streetview (Website). SDV359355.
2011 image of the house/shop shows it is in use as a charity shop.
Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.
Building is depicted on the modern mapping.
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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| 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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| SDV359352 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2016. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #76525 ] |
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| SDV359355 | Website: Google. 2016. Google Streetview. http://maps.google.co.uk. Website. |
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| SDV359514 | Report - Assessment: Dartmoor National Park Authority. 2011. Princetown Conservation Area Character Appraisal. Dartmoor National Park Authority Report. Digital. 21, Figure 22. |
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| SDV359850 | Monograph: Barber, C.. 1995. Princetown of Yesteryear Part I. Princetown of Yesteryear Part I. Paperback Volume. 20. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV134762 | Related to: K6 telephone box opposite war memorial, Princetown (Building) |
| MDV103099 | Related to: Princetown War Memorial (Monument) |
| MDV114799 | Related to: The Duchy Hotel, Princetown (Building) |
| MDV106929 | Related to: The Old Police Station, Princetown (Building) |
| MDV114802 | Related to: The Post Office, 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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