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| HER Number: | MDV23048 |
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| Name: | Rackfield Mission Hall, Barnstaple |
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Summary
Site of a non-conformist chapel that later became Rackfield mission hall. The building appears to have been industrial in origin, subsequently converted to a chapel, and may originally have been part of the tannery.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 557 335 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS53SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Barnstaple |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BARNSTAPLE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS53SE/273
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- INDUSTRIAL BUILDING (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
- MISSION HALL (XIX to XX - 1801 AD to 2000 AD)
- NONCONFORMIST CHAPEL (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
Griffiths, D. M., 11/04/1984, Building (Worksheet). SDV59800.
Sketches of Mission Hall.
Griffiths, D. M., 11/04/1984, Rackfield Mission Hall (Personal Comment). SDV350937.
Site visit 11th April 1984. Rackfield Mission Hall. Now disused. There are infact two buildngs joined together, of different heights, forming the south side of the mill leat, with 19th century housing in front, on the Rackfield side. Both buildings have been industrial buildings at one time, being basically of stone with pitched tile roofs, timber lintels etc. There has been much subsequent blocking and the windows of the mission hall are later insertions. Possibly once part of the tannery.
Devon County Council Conservation Section, 11/04/1984, Rackfield Mission Hall, 602/26-27 (Photograph). SDV59801.
Devon County Council Conservation Section, 13/04/1984, Rackfield Mission Hall, 608/7a, 11a, 10a, 3a (Photograph). SDV59802.
Ordnance Survey, 1855-1895, First Edition 1:500 Town Map (Cartographic). SDV338879.
Nonconformist Chapel, with seats for 150, marked.
Ordnance Survey, 1973, SS5433-5533 (Cartographic). SDV77308.
Building marked as Mission Hall (Misn Hall), located between the mill leat and Rackfield.
Griffiths, D. M., 1984, An Archaeological Assessment of the Proposed Route of the Barnstaple Urban Relief Road Stages II and III, 9 (Report - Assessment). SDV74017.
Henderson, C. G., 1997, Archaeological Assessment of a Development Site at Rackfield, Barnstaple, 3 (Report - Assessment). SDV78641.
Non-conformist chapel shown on 1889 Ordnance Survey map. Later became Rackfield Mission Hall.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV338879 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1855-1895. First Edition 1:500 Town Map. First Edition 1:500 Town Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV350937 | Personal Comment: Griffiths, D. M.. 11/04/1984. Rackfield Mission Hall. Not Applicable. |
| SDV59800 | Worksheet: Griffiths, D. M.. 11/04/1984. Building. Worksheet + Digital. |
| SDV59801 | Photograph: Devon County Council Conservation Section. 11/04/1984. Rackfield Mission Hall. Photograph (Paper). 602/26-27. |
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| SDV59802 | Photograph: Devon County Council Conservation Section. 13/04/1984. Rackfield Mission Hall. Photograph (Paper). 608/7a, 11a, 10a, 3a. |
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| SDV74017 | Report - Assessment: Griffiths, D. M.. 1984. An Archaeological Assessment of the Proposed Route of the Barnstaple Urban Relief Road Stages II and III. Devon County Council Report. A4 + Digital. 9. |
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| SDV77308 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1973. SS5433-5533. 1:2500 Ordnance Survey Map. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV78641 | Report - Assessment: Henderson, C. G.. 1997. Archaeological Assessment of a Development Site at Rackfield, Barnstaple. Exeter Archaeology Report. 97.16. A4 Stapled + Digital. 3. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV20768 | Related to: Rackfield Tannery, Barnstaple (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 13 2013 4:02PM |
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