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HER Number:MDV134149
Name:Teign Heritage Centre, Teignmouth

Summary

The houses on the corner of Hollands Roadand French Street were demolished in 1973 to make way for road improvements. No. 29 French Street, home of the Teignmouth and Shaldon Museum, survived and in the early 2000s a large, moden annex was added. The complex re-opened as the Teign Heritage Centre in May 2011.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 942 730
Map Sheet:SX97SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishTeignmouth
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishWEST TEIGNMOUTH

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • MUSEUM (Opened, Late 20th Century to XXI - 1978 AD to 2011 AD)

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

Formerly the site of several houses, at the junction of French Street and Holland Street.

Gaskell-Brown, C., 1973, Record of Buildings Demolished in Teignmouth 1973-4 (Archive - Survey). SDV350525.

30 French Street and 6-8 Hollands Road were demolished in 1973 to make way for road improvements.

Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.

Museum (Mus) marked. The building incorporates 29 French Street.

Teign Heritage Centre, 2023, Teign Heritage Centre (Website). SDV365571.

The Teignmouth and Shaldon Museum, which opened in 1978, was originally housed within an 18th century building [29 French Street]. A large moden annex was added to the building in the early 2000s and the complex re-opened as the Teign Heritage Centre in May 2011.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV350525Archive - Survey: Gaskell-Brown, C.. 1973. Record of Buildings Demolished in Teignmouth 1973-4. Digital + Mixed Archive Material.
SDV365227Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #140942 ]
SDV365571Website: Teign Heritage Centre. 2023. Teign Heritage Centre. https://www.teignheritage.org.uk/index.php/about/about-us. Website.

Associated Monuments

MDV133569Parent of: 29 French Street, Teignmouth (Building)
MDV106703Related to: 30 French Street, Teignmouth (Monument)
MDV106704Related to: 6-8 Hollands Road, Teignmouth (Building)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jul 20 2023 9:51AM