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| HER Number: | MDV8891 |
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| Name: | The Crown and Anchor Inn, Church Street, Paignton |
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Summary
Site of the Crown and Anchor Inn. This was a large, old posting house with an assembly room and stabling. William of Orange slept there in 1688. It was demolished circa 1890.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 885 608 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX86SE |
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| Admin Area | Torbay |
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| District | Torbay |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PAIGNTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX86SE/14/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- INN (Early Medieval to XVIII - 1066 AD (Between) to 1800 AD (Between))
Full description
Couldrey, W. G., 1932, Memories and Antiquities of Paignton, 231 (Article in Serial). SDV343465.
The Crown and Anchor Inn was an old posting house in Church Street. It was very large, with an assembly room and stabling. William of Orange slept there in 1688. It was pulled down in about 1890.
Waterfield, R., 1932, Proceedings at the Seventy-First Annual Meeting, held at Paignton, 20th to 24th June, 1932, 37 (Article in Serial). SDV362423.
The site of the Crown and Anchor Inn. William of Orange is said to have stayed here.
Ordnance Survey, 2024, Mastermap 2024 (Cartographic). SDV365834.
Crown and Anchor Way marked.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV343465 | Article in Serial: Couldrey, W. G.. 1932. Memories and Antiquities of Paignton. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 64. A5 Hardback. 231. |
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| SDV362423 | Article in Serial: Waterfield, R.. 1932. Proceedings at the Seventy-First Annual Meeting, held at Paignton, 20th to 24th June, 1932. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 64. Hardback Volume. 37. |
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| SDV365834 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2024. Mastermap 2024. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #54546 Map object approximate. According to SDV362423 it was opposite Well Street., ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 18 2024 9:28AM |
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