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| HER Number: | MDV119855 |
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| Name: | Baptist Chapel on Woodland Road, Ashburton |
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Summary
Apparently built in 1798 in Heavyhead Lane (now Woodland Road). Depicted on the late 19th century historic map, it had been converted for use as a gymnasium for the Grammar School by 1912.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 757 698 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX76NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Ashburton |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ASHBURTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BAPTIST CHAPEL (Constructed, XVIII to XIX - 1798 AD to 1880 AD (Between))
- GYMNASIUM (Altered, XX to Unknown - 1912 AD (Post))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'Baptist Chapel' is depicted on the late 19th century historic map.
Pilkington, F., 1989, Ashburton The Dartmoor Town, 36 (Monograph). SDV360367.
The Baptists used to meet in a building on Woodland Road, later converted into a gymnasium for the Grammar School, 1912. This change of use seems to have marked the end for the Baptists in Ashburton.
Ordnance Survey, 2017, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359962.
Building is shown on the modern mapping.
Bligh, A., 2017, Old Ashburton (Website). SDV360369.
The Baptist Chapel was built in Heavyhead Lane (now Woodland Road) in 1798 and is the large building opposite No 19 Woodland Road.
1911 '...The old Baptist Chapel in Woodland Road was acquired* and converted into a gymnasium...'
(Citing Ashburton Grammar School 1314-1938, W S Graf, Ashburton 1938, p23).
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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| SDV359962 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2017. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #79142 ] |
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| SDV360367 | Monograph: Pilkington, F.. 1989. Ashburton The Dartmoor Town. Ashburton The Dartmoor Town. Paperback Volume. 36. |
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| SDV360369 | Website: Bligh, A.. 2017. Old Ashburton. https://www.oldashburton.co.uk. Website. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV23298 | Related to: 21 Woodland Road, Ashburton (Building) |
| MDV118724 | Related to: 23 Woodland Road, Ashburton (Building) |
| MDV7875 | Related to: Chapel of St. Lawrence, Ashburton (Building) |
| MDV23313 | Related to: Former Congregational Church, North Street, Ashburton (Building) |
| MDV7907 | Related to: Methodist Chapel on West Street, Ashburton (Building) |
| MDV7874 | Related to: St. Lawrence's Chapel, Ashburton (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 19 2017 4:28PM |
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