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HER Number:MDV42414
Name:Bedford Estate Cottages, Trelawney Road, Tavistock

Summary

A terrace of 28 cottages built for the Bedford Estate in 1866, along the road from Tavistock to Kilworthy.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 480 747
Map Sheet:SX47SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishTavistock
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishTAVISTOCK

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX47SE/257

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • MODEL DWELLING (XIX - 1866 AD to 1866 AD (Throughout))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1855-1895, First Edition 1:500 Town Map (Cartographic). SDV338879.

Seven blocks of four cottages shown on the north side of Trelawney Road, at the junction with Kilworthy Road.
Map object based on this source.


Brayshay, M., 1982, The Duke of Bedford's Model Cottages in Tavistock,1840-1870, 119 (Article in Serial). SDV242448.

Over the period 1845-1866, eight fairly large groups of cottages were built by the Dukes of Bedford. The last major group were built on the Kilworthy Road in 1866. Special features of these particular cottages included yellow brick quoins and bay windows on the ground floor of the end cottages.


Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.

Map object based on this Source.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV242448Article in Serial: Brayshay, M.. 1982. The Duke of Bedford's Model Cottages in Tavistock,1840-1870. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 114. Paperback Volume. 119.
SDV338879Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1855-1895. First Edition 1:500 Town Map. First Edition 1:500 Town Map. Map (Digital).
SDV344030Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital).

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Oct 8 2012 9:22AM