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| HER Number: | MDV55060 |
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| Name: | Great Torrington Union Workhouse |
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Summary
Site of the Great Torrington Union Workhouse shown on 19th century map which later bacame an artificial insemination clinic
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 486 192 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS41NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Great Torrington |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | GREAT TORRINGTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS41NE/209
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WORKHOUSE (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'Great Torrington Union Workhouse' shown on 19th century map as a group of adjoining buildings, with a detached 'Chapel' to the south, in a quadrilateral enclosure on the western side of Great Torrington. Map object based on this Source.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
'Torrington Union Workhouse' shown on early 20th century map.
Horner, B., 1995, Untitled Source (Personal Comment). SDV339556.
Planning proposal currently submitted to demolish northern wing of the building that has served as an artificial insemination clinic but was once the Torrington Union Workhouse.
Bristol and Region Archaeological Services, 2006, Archaeological Desk-based Assessment of Land at Rolle Road Industrial Estate, Great Torrington, 8 (Report - Assessment). SDV339538.
Walls, S., 2011, Archaeological Monitoring and Recording during the Replacement of the Gas Main along New Street and Torridge View (Report - Watching Brief). SDV347952.
A wall was exposed towards the western end of New Street, directly below the driveway to the Woodland Vale Care Home. The location suggests that it is related to the surviving northern boundary wall of the grounds of the Torrington Union Workhouse, and it would appear that this boundary wall had originally continued across at least part of the current drive, prior to it being widened for vehicular access. Other details: Figure 2d.
Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.
Map object based on this Source.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV339538 | Report - Assessment: Bristol and Region Archaeological Services. 2006. Archaeological Desk-based Assessment of Land at Rolle Road Industrial Estate, Great Torrington. Bristol and Region Archaeological Services Report. 1637/2006. A4 Stapled + Digital. 8. |
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| SDV339556 | Personal Comment: Horner, B.. 1995. |
| SDV346129 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV347952 | Report - Watching Brief: Walls, S.. 2011. Archaeological Monitoring and Recording during the Replacement of the Gas Main along New Street and Torridge View. Southwest Archaeology HER Entry. TNS11. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4315 - Archaeological Assessment of Land at Rolle Road Industrial Estate
- EDV5403 - Monitoring of Gas Main Replacement
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 19 2011 3:14PM |
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