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| HER Number: | MDV124641 |
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| Name: | Reading Room, Village Street, Bishop's Tawton |
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Summary
Former reading room built in the 1870s. It had ceased to be a reading room by the 1930s, becoming part of the Thorncliffe Works. It was converted to a dwelling for a Polish family after the Second World War but reverted to a store room again when they emigrated to Australia.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 567 299 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS52NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| District | North Devon |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LIBRARY (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Building shown in this location but not named.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Reading Room marked.
Barnett, J., 2018, Thorncliffe Works, Bishops Tawton. Heritage Statement (Report - Survey). SDV362757.
The Reading Room was built in the 1870s by Miss Davie, then owner of Elm House nearby. It appears to have ceased to be used as a library by the 1930s, becoming part of the adjacent Thorncliffe agricultural works. It was converted for use by a Polish refugee family after the Second World War and when they emigrated to Australia it became a steel and paint store.
A bath stone inscription from Proverbs which was formerly under the front windows of the Reading Room was removed in about the 1950s and is currently in a garden wall at Elms House.
Google, 2019, Google Streetview (Website). SDV362731.
Attractive single storey, gable-ended building fronting the road. Built in arts and crafts style, of cream brick with bands of decorative red brick around the walls and also used for the arches over the doorway. It has a large front window that extends up into the roof with its own projecting gable roof. The roof is of slate with looped ridge tiles.
Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.
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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| SDV362729 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2019. MasterMap 2019. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #115009 ] |
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| SDV362731 | Website: Google. 2019. Google Streetview. http://maps.google.co.uk. Website. |
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| SDV362757 | Report - Survey: Barnett, J.. 2018. Thorncliffe Works, Bishops Tawton. Heritage Statement. JB Architects. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV124679 | Related to: Thorncliffe Works, Bishop's Tawton (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 25 2019 3:30PM |
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