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| HER Number: | MDV122052 |
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| Name: | The Glen, Honiton |
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Summary
An area of woodland walks and ornamental gardens which was opened to commemmorate the coronation of King George VI in 1937.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 167 002 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST10SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Honiton |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HONITON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- GARDEN (Opened, XX - 1937 AD to 1937 AD)
Full description
Neville, J, 2012, Viva Juanita! Juanita Phillips, Champion for Change in East Devon between the wars., 31-32 (Monograph). SDV360971.
The Glen, an area of woodland walks and ornamental gardens, was officially opened in 1937 to commemorate the coronation of King George VI. It had originally been given to the town by Major Lilley to commemorate King George V's Silver Jubilee. It was opened by Juanita Phillips, a suffragette who became the west country's first lady mayor and the first woman to be elected to Devon County Council.
Ordnance Survey, 2018, MasterMap 2018 (Cartographic). SDV360652.
Open area marked as 'The Glen'.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV360652 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2018. MasterMap 2018. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #111627 ] |
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| SDV360971 | Monograph: Neville, J. 2012. Viva Juanita! Juanita Phillips, Champion for Change in East Devon between the wars.. Paperback Volume. 31-32. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 11 2018 10:40AM |
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