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| HER Number: | MDV38858 |
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| Name: | Alexandra Road, Barnstaple |
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Summary
The road is older than its name implies, being shown on Woods map of 1843. The implication is that it was named Alexandra Road when the houses were built in the early 1860s.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 561 331 |
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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
- North Devon District Council Rescue Archaeology Unit Site Code: ND110
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS53SE/469
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ROAD (Constructed, Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1855-1895, First Edition 1:500 Town Map (Cartographic). SDV338879.
Alexandra Road marked. The road was narrower at this time and did not extend as far south as the present road, ending in Fort Terrace.
Griffiths, D. M., 1984, An Archaeological Assessment of the Proposed Route of the Barnstaple Urban Relief Road Stages II and III, 10 (Report - Assessment). SDV74017.
The road is older than its name implies, being shown on Woods map of 1843. It was without houses at that time.
North Devon District Council Rescue Archaeology Unit, 1991, North Devon Archaeological Site Code Index, Site Code ND110 (Report - non-specific). SDV63429.
Evidence for terracing of Alexandra Road recorded in 1988. Now relief road.
Southwest Archaeology, 2013, Greater Barnstaple Area Project Database, Mapping Area 100 (Un-published). SDV351581.
Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.
Comparison with 19th and earlier 20th century mapping shows Alexandra Road to have been much widened, resulting in the demolition of houses at the western end of Fort Street.
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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| SDV350786 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #90032 ] |
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| SDV351581 | Un-published: Southwest Archaeology. 2013. Greater Barnstaple Area Project Database. Greater Barnstaple Area Project. Digital. Mapping Area 100. |
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| SDV63429 | Report - non-specific: North Devon District Council Rescue Archaeology Unit. 1991. North Devon Archaeological Site Code Index. North Devon District Council Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. Site Code ND110. |
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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. 10. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV76415 | Related to: Alexandra Place, Alexandra Road, Barnstaple (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8187 - Archaeological assessment of proposed route of the Barnstaple Relief Road, Stages II and III
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 13 2019 12:02PM |
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