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HER Number: | MDV78878 |
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Name: | Market Place, High Street |
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Summary
The point at which Mill Street and Allhalland Street meet the High Street is reputed to be that of a medieval public open space, perhaps a market place where the town's pillory was located. Records exist from 1400 of a dwelling located at the corner of High Street and Mylstret (Mill Street), which was occupied by a merchant involved in the cloth trade.
Location
Grid Reference: | SS 454 265 |
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Map Sheet: | SS42NE |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Bideford |
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District | Torridge |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | BIDEFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MARKET PLACE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Torridge District Council, Bideford Conservation Area Partnership Scheme. Action Plan for 1996-1999, 12 (Un-published). SDV345901.
The point at which Mill Street and Allhalland Street meet the High Street is reputed to be that of a medieval public open space, perhaps a market place where the town's pillory was located. Records exist from 1400 of a dwelling located at the corner of High Street and Mylstret (Mill Street), which was occupied by a merchant involved in the cloth trade.
Torridge District Council, Bideford Heritage Economic Regeneration Scheme. Implementation Programme 1999-2002, 3 (Un-published). SDV345902.
Timms, S. C., 1976, The Devon Urban Survey, 1976. First Draft, 92, 95 (Report - Survey). SDV341346.
By the start of the 18th century a market place had been set up on level ground to the south of High Street and directly accessible from Bideford Bridge up Bridge Street. In the early 18th century the customs house stood in its centre.
The pattern of a market square tends to confirm the theory of the removal of the market from High Street, but it may also be suggested that the High Street did not become the focus of trade before the proper construction of the quay. At present it can only be stated that there were, in the 18th- and 19th centuries, two separate trading areas, and the question of which represents the medieval market area must be left open.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV341346 | Report - Survey: Timms, S. C.. 1976. The Devon Urban Survey, 1976. First Draft. Devon Committee for Rescue Archaeology Report. A4 Unbound + Digital. 92, 95. |
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SDV345901 | Un-published: Torridge District Council. Bideford Conservation Area Partnership Scheme. Action Plan for 1996-1999. Torridge District Council Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. 12. [Mapped feature: #105686 ] |
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SDV345902 | Un-published: Torridge District Council. Bideford Heritage Economic Regeneration Scheme. Implementation Programme 1999-2002. Torridge District Council Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. 3. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV78883 | Related to: Market Building, Market Place, Bideford (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Oct 3 2019 12:56PM |
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