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| HER Number: | MDV850 |
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| Name: | Theatre in Theatre Lane, formerly Honeypot Lane, Barnstaple |
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Summary
Theatre, now a club, originally built circa 1760.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 558 330 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS53SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Barnstaple |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BARNSTAPLE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS53SE/59
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- THEATRE (XVIII to XXI - 1701 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Gribble, J. B., 1830, Barnstaple (Cartographic). SDV357319.
Theatre marked (15) but appears to be shown on the opposite side of Threatre Lane.
Harper, S., 1917, The History of the Drama in Barnstaple, 421 (Article in Serial). SDV349385.
Theatre built about 1760 in Honey Pot Lane off High Street. Now used as a warehouse. Could seat about 350. Only one of the original doorways which led to the gallery remains. Became ruinous and partial restoration undertaken in 1832.
Kempe, F., 1990, History of ancient street on display (Article in Serial). SDV361444.
An exhibition which traces the history of Barnstaple High Street from Saxon times to the present day has been mounted by the local library. With photographs, newspaper cuttings, sketches and maps, it outlines the development of the street from South Gate (now more generally known as Youings Corner) to Mermaid Cross, where the old North Gate stood.
Theatre Lane, once Honeypot Lane, housed the town's first playhouse, erected on a site behindwhta was until recent years the Regal Cinema and is now a snooker club.
Ordnance Survey, 2012, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV348725.
Marked as a club on modern mapping.
Friends of Archaeology ND, Unknown, Historic Barnstaple (Leaflet). SDV356772.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV348725 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2012. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #108610 ] |
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| SDV349385 | Article in Serial: Harper, S.. 1917. The History of the Drama in Barnstaple. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 49. A5 Hardback. 421. |
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| SDV356772 | Leaflet: Friends of Archaeology ND. Unknown. Historic Barnstaple. Leaflet + Digital. |
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| SDV357319 | Cartographic: Gribble, J. B.. 1830. Barnstaple. Frontispiece to Memorials of Barnstaple. a4 single Sheet + Digital. |
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| SDV361444 | Article in Serial: Kempe, F.. 1990. History of ancient street on display. Western Morning News. 20/01/1990. Photocopy + Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 14 2018 10:33AM |
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