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HER Number:MDV134150
Name:Brixham Heritage Museum, Bolton cross, New Road, Brixham

Summary

Brixham Heritage was founded in 1958, housed in a former police station built in 1902. The Museum along with the Town Hall, Conservative Club and Market and Theatre stand on what was previously a large stone reservoir built to serve the Kings Quay with water.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 923 560
Map Sheet:SX95NW
Admin AreaTorbay
Civil ParishBrixham
DistrictTorbay
Ecclesiastical ParishBRIXHAM

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • POLICE STATION (Edwardian to Mid 20th Century - 1902 AD (Between) to 1957 AD? (Between))
  • MUSEUM (Mid 20th Century to XXI - 1958 AD (Between) to 2023 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Naval Reservoir and associated feature are marked on map.

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

Police Station and associated building are marked on map.

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

Museum and associated building are marked on map.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV365227Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #140962 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV17090Related to: Reservoir, Bolton Cross, Brixham (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jul 26 2023 11:26AM

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