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HER Number:MDV17777
Name:The Athenaeum, Teignmouth

Summary

Teignmouth's third theatre, opened in 1847, in Somerset Place. Later known as the Athenaeum and as the Drill Hall.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 939 728
Map Sheet:SX97SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishTeignmouth
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishWEST TEIGNMOUTH

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX97SW/94

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • THEATRE (Mid, XIX - 1847 AD to 1847 AD (Throughout))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1855-1895, First Edition 1:500 Town Map (Cartographic). SDV338879.

'Athenaeum' marked. Map object based on this source.


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

'Drill Hall' marked.


Bulley, J.A., 1956, Teignmouth as a Seaside Resort, 157 (Article in Serial). SDV350516.

Teignmouth's third theatre, opened in 1847, in Somerset Place. Later known as the Athenaeum and as the Drill Hall.


Ordnance Survey, 2012, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV348725.

Map object based on this source.


2014, The Drill Hall Project - Charting a Neglected Legacy, Teignmouth (Website). SDV356480.

Kelly's Directory, 1889, records '1st (Exeter & South Devon) Volunteer Battalion Devonshire Regiment, Athenaeum, Somerset place, I company'.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV338879Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1855-1895. First Edition 1:500 Town Map. First Edition 1:500 Town Map. Map (Digital).
SDV348725Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2012. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital).
SDV350516Article in Serial: Bulley, J.A.. 1956. Teignmouth as a Seaside Resort. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 88. A5 Hardback. 157.
SDV356480Website: 2014. The Drill Hall Project - Charting a Neglected Legacy. www.drillhalls.org. Website. Teignmouth.

Associated Monuments

MDV106732Related to: Drill Hall, Somerset Place, Teignmouth (Building)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Apr 15 2014 1:18PM