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| HER Number: | MDV3854 |
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| Name: | Stone Tablet, Parkwood Road |
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Summary
26. Near parkwood. G3. Built into the wall opposite the drive entrance to parkwood house, about 1 1/2km. Ne of tavistock, on the present main road from okehampton is a stone tablet, with moulded edges, bearing the following incised inscription: this road was made by public subscription in a period of great distress.1817. Parkwood is now newton house, adjacent to kelly college.(masson phillips).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 492 752 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX47NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Tavistock |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TAVISTOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX47NE/20
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- COMMEMORATIVE STONE (Early, XIX - 1817 AD to 1817 AD)
Full description
Masson Phillips, E. N., 1943, Notes on Some Old Roadside Stones in South West Devon, 151 (Article in Serial). SDV148816.
26. Near Parkwood. G3. Wall tablet. Built into the wall opposite the drive entrance to Parkwood House, about 1.5 kilometres north-east of Tavistock, on the present main road from Okehampton is a stone tablet, with moulded edges, bearing the following incised inscription 'This road was made by public subscription in a period of great distress.1817'. Parkwood is now Newton House, adjacent to Kelly College.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV148816 | Article in Serial: Masson Phillips, E. N.. 1943. Notes on Some Old Roadside Stones in South West Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 75. A5 Hardback. 151. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 17 2012 3:21PM |
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