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| HER Number: | MDV18832 |
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| Name: | Great Torrington House of Correction |
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Summary
A 1737 document refers to the establishment of a House of Correction in Calve Street. Precise location unknown.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 499 194 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS41NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Great Torrington |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | GREAT TORRINGTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS41NE/73
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PRISON (XVIII - 1737 AD to 1737 AD (Between))
Full description
Doe, G. M., 1934 - 1935, The Woollen Industry in and around Great Torrington, 152 (Article in Serial). SDV11070.
There is a record in the Quarter Sessions books for Great Torrington of the establishment of a House of Correction in Calve Street, in 1737. No precise location.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV11070 | Article in Serial: Doe, G. M.. 1934 - 1935. The Woollen Industry in and around Great Torrington. Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries. 18. Unknown. 152. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 12 2011 10:50AM |
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