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| HER Number: | MDV63678 |
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| Name: | The Bell Inn, Axminster |
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Summary
The Bell Inn burnt down in 1836 and was rebuilt as a hotel, the upper floors of which survive above a row of modern shops, built after the hotel closed.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 297 985 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY29NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Axminster |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | AXMINSTER |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY29NE/344
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- INN (Post Medieval to XXI - 1540 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Pulman, G. P. R., 1865, The Book of the Axe, 595 (Monograph). SDV124122.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Hotel marked on 1880s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey map.
Collings, A. G. + Turton, S. D., 2001, Archaeological Assessment of a Proposed Development at Market Square, Axminster, 6 (Report - Assessment). SDV104438.
The Bell or Old Bell inn, one of the three principal inns at which carrier waggons stopped. It burnt down in 1836 together with at least nine other dwellings. It was rebuilt as a hotel, the upper floors of which survive above a row of modern shops (built after the hotel closed). There is a reference to the remains of a dripping well 'from the castle' on the premises of the Bell Hotel. Pulman suggested that it stood on the site of the castle.
Ordnance Survey, 2012, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV348725.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV104438 | Report - Assessment: Collings, A. G. + Turton, S. D.. 2001. Archaeological Assessment of a Proposed Development at Market Square, Axminster. Exeter Archaeology Report. 01.56. A4 Stapled + Digital. 6. |
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| SDV124122 | Monograph: Pulman, G. P. R.. 1865. The Book of the Axe. The Book of the Axe. Unknown. 595. |
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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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| SDV348725 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2012. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #97400 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV16840 | Related to: Axminster Castle (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 19 2012 2:50PM |
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