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| HER Number: | MDV119867 |
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| Name: | Bovey Tracey Primary School |
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Summary
A school which opened in 1911, within a 19th century orchard.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 814 785 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX87NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bovey Tracey |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BOVEY TRACEY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PRIMARY SCHOOL (XX to XXI - 1911 AD to 2017 AD (Throughout))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Morris, B., 2017, Bovey Tracey Primary School, Bovey Tracey, Devon, Results of Desk-Based Assessment and Heritage Impact Assessment (Report - Assessment). SDV360377.
South West Archaeology Ltd. was commissioned to undertake a desk-based assessment and heritage impact assessment of land at Bovey Tracey Primary School, Bovey Tracey, Devon as part of the preparatory works for development at the site.
The School that opened in June 1911 had been built within a 19th century orchard. The original school buildings are still in use but are now surrounded or encased by later structures. The site is terraced into the gentle south-south-west facing slope, and this has clear implications for the preservation of archaeological features and deposits.
The key issue for this site is the likelihood that a medieval ecclesiastical building stood on or close to the site of the Baptist Church. An article written in the later 19th century by William Ellis, a native of Bovey Tracey living in West Toledo, Ohio, contains a detailed account of this structure that implies it was a fragment of a larger building that extended to the west. However, William Ellis is not a credible source and it is tempting to dismiss his account entirely. The two 15th century arches close to the site provide some corroboration, but one, if not both, are re-set.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #79153 ] |
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| SDV360377 | Report - Assessment: Morris, B.. 2017. Bovey Tracey Primary School, Bovey Tracey, Devon, Results of Desk-Based Assessment and Heritage Impact Assessment. Southwest Archaeology. 170322. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV119861 | Parent of: Barns at Cleeve Farm, Ermington, Ivybridge (Building) |
| MDV88907 | Part of: BARN 23 METRES SOUTH SOUTH WEST OF HALBERTON COURT AND ADJOINING NO 6 POND HILL (Building) |
| MDV88902 | Part of: CHURCH GATE COTTAGE, Halberton (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7366 - Results of Desk-Based Assessment and Heritage Impact Assessment at Bovey Tracey School (Ref: 170322)
- EDV7409 - Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment with Settings Assessment at Halberton Court Farm, Halberton, Devon (Ref: C1/EVA/16/HFH)
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 6 2017 10:35AM |
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