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HER Number: | MDV117271 |
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Name: | Former Officers' Club, Princetown |
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Summary
The Officers' Club was built in 1880 as a rest-room for officers and their families. It was extended during the 1970s. It was still the prison officers' club in 2000 and closed in 2001. Few prison officers now live in Princetown.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 587 737 |
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Map Sheet: | SX57SE |
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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
- SOCIAL CLUB (Constructed, XIX - 1880 AD to 1899 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'Recreation Room' is depicted on the late 19th century historic map, to the south-west of the Barracks.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Unchanged from the late 19th century historic map depiction.
Joy, R., 2002, Dartmoor Prison A Complete Illustrated History Volume 2 The Convict Prison 1850-Present Day At Her Majesty's Pleasure, 146, photograph (Monograph). SDV359843.
The Officers' Club was built in 1880 as a rest-room for officers and their families. It was extended during the 1970s. It was still the prison officers' club in 2000 and closed in 2001. Few prison officers now live in Princetown.
Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.
Building is shown 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 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. |
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SDV359843 | Monograph: Joy, R.. 2002. Dartmoor Prison A Complete Illustrated History Volume 2 The Convict Prison 1850-Present Day At Her Majesty's Pleasure. Dartmoor Prison A Complete Illustrated History. 2. Hardback Volume. 146, photograph. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV42840 | Related to: Barrack Complex, Dartmoor Prison, Princetown (Monument) |
MDV62546 | Related to: Churchyard, Princetown (Monument) |
MDV15309 | Related to: Dartmoor Prison, Princetown (Building) |
MDV117243 | Related to: Devonshire Flats, Princetown (Building) |
MDV114803 | Related to: Hessary Terrace, Princetown (Building) |
MDV117268 | Related to: Moor Crescent, Princetown (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Feb 20 2018 1:41PM |
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