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| HER Number: | MDV79109 |
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| Name: | Post Office, West Street, Axminster |
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Summary
Building shown on late 19th century Ordnance Survey map, on local list of buildings of architectural interest.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 296 985 |
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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: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BUILDING (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Not applicable))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Fisher, J., 1999, East Devon Conservation Area Appraisals: Axminster (Report - non-specific). SDV346144.
Building on Local List (undesignated). Other details: Map One. Map object based on this Source.
Google, 2011, Google Streetview (Website). SDV346146.
Two storey stone building with modern shop front on ground floor.
Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.
Map object based on this Source.
Knapman, D., 2018, A Town Shaped by Water, 36-37 (Report - non-specific). SDV361670.
A Post Office building was built in Trinity Square in 1908 with provision for a telephone exchange. A replacement Post Office building was opened in 1938 and a new automatic exchange opened shortly afterwards, probably in 1939, in South Street.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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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| SDV346129 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV346144 | Report - non-specific: Fisher, J.. 1999. East Devon Conservation Area Appraisals: Axminster. East Devon District Council Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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| SDV346146 | Website: Google. 2011. Google Streetview. maps.google.co.uk/. Digital. |
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| SDV361670 | Report - non-specific: Knapman, D.. 2018. A Town Shaped by Water. Digital. 36-37. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 8 2018 1:59PM |
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