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| HER Number: | MDV117459 |
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| Name: | The Cottage, Princetown |
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Summary
Former bakehouse (now dwelling) was built around 1809 for the provision of some of the bread required for victualling the War Prison complex. fire occurred in 1812, and it was repaired by prisoners of war. It is one of Princetown’s earliest buildings.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 591 736 |
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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
- BAKERY (Constructed, XIX - 1809 AD to 1809 AD? (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Building is depicted on the late 19th century historic map.
Stanbrook, E., 2002, Dartmoor's War Prison & Church 1805-1817 (Monograph). SDV359848.
Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.
'The Cottage' is depicted on the modern mapping.
Greeves, E., 2016, The Cottage, Two Bridges Road, Princetown (Worksheet). SDV359888.
The Cottage, Two Bridges Road. Formerly called ‘The Old Bakehouse’, this was one of the original Napoleonic War Prison bakeries.
This former bakehouse was built around 1809 for the provision of some of the bread required for victualling the War Prison complex. It was initially leased to Mr James Cooper. Richard Fillis and Martin Thomas were in occupation by 1812. A fire occurred in 1812, and it was repaired by prisoners of war.
It is one of Princetown’s earliest buildings (citing Stanbrook, 2002).
Sources / Further Reading
| 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. [Mapped feature: #76767 ] |
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| SDV359848 | Monograph: Stanbrook, E.. 2002. Dartmoor's War Prison & Church 1805-1817. Dartmoor's War Prison & Church 1805-1817. Paperback Volume. |
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| SDV359888 | Worksheet: Greeves, E.. 2016. The Cottage, Two Bridges Road, Princetown. Worksheet. Digital. |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 2 2016 11:55AM |
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