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HER Number:MDV3255
Name:Was Tor, Chapel

Summary

Site of a chapel shown on 19th century map

Location

Grid Reference:SX 501 829
Map Sheet:SX58SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishBrentor
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLYDFORD

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SW/59

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • METHODIST CHAPEL (XIX - 1801 AD to 1899 AD (Between))
  • BIBLE CHRISTIAN CHAPEL (XIX to XX - 1900 AD to 1907 AD (Between))

Full description

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

'Methodist Chapel (Wesleyan)' shown on 19th century map as a large rectangular building on the west side of the road at Was Tor.


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

Building shown as 'Bible Christian Chapel' on early 20th century map.


Thorne, R., 1975, The Last Bible Christians. Their Church in Devon in 1907, 62 (Article in Serial). SDV15286.

Chapel, Lydford Station hamlet. Opened 1877, closed 1962 due to failure of cause. Now a store.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV15286Article in Serial: Thorne, R.. 1975. The Last Bible Christians. Their Church in Devon in 1907. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 107. A5 Paperback. 62.
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).

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Apr 22 2014 2:12PM

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