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| HER Number: | MDV9065 |
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| Name: | The Old Church Walk or Exchange, High Street, Totnes |
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Summary
The Old Church Walk or Exchange. Formerly known as the seed and fruit market. It stood on the south side of the parish church of St Mary.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 802 604 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX86SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Totnes |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TOTNES |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX86SW/22
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MARKET HOUSE (XVII to XIX - 1611 AD to 1878 AD (Between))
Full description
Masson Phillips, E. N., Personal Communication to the Ordnance Survey (Photograph). SDV350410.
A Victorian photograph of the building survives in the Guildhall.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, SX86SW20 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV350409.
Visit on 16/08/1951 recorded that the pillars (now at the Guildhall) are cylindrical columns of granite with square moulded heads and feet, 2.4 metres high. Photograph.
Windeatt, E., 1900, Totnes: Its Mayors and Mayoralities, 1627-1676, 115 (Article in Serial). SDV168934.
Windeatt, E., 1900-1901, The Old Church Walk or Exchange, Totnes, 20-24, Plate 1-2 (Unknown). SDV350406.
The Old Church Walk or Exchange. Formerly known as the seed and fruit market. It stood on the south side of the parish church of St Mary. It was erected in 1611 by Richard Lee, merchant, and given by him to the town of Totnes to be used "for ever as an exchange or a place for the transaction of mercantile or other business". The building consisted of a large room fronting the street and supported by granite pillars, carved with "rychard lee 1611". Underneath was an open space, or colonade, and at the back an entrance through iron gates to the church. In 1719, the upper part of the building was taken down and rebuilt, "with a handsome new brick front". The large room over the Church Walk was later used as a ballroom. In 1878, the building was taken down because it was in a dangerous state. The granite pillars were eventually in 1897 put up outside the Guildhall (SX86SW/32). This article also describes two rings presented to Richard Lee's daughters in 1611 by the corporation of Totnes.
Russell, P., 1964, The Good Town of Totnes, 63 (Unknown). SDV350407.
The building was known as the "allotery" or "lottery".
Griffiths, D.M., 1982, Visit (Personal Comment). SDV350408.
Visit dated 22/08/1982 records that a similar pillar exists in the back of 39 Fore Street.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV168934 | Article in Serial: Windeatt, E.. 1900. Totnes: Its Mayors and Mayoralities, 1627-1676. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 32. Unknown. 115. |
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| SDV350406 | Unknown: Windeatt, E.. 1900-1901. The Old Church Walk or Exchange, Totnes. DCNQ. 1. 20-24, Plate 1-2. [Mapped feature: #55582 ] |
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| SDV350407 | Unknown: Russell, P.. 1964. The Good Town of Totnes. Unknown. 63. |
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| SDV350408 | Personal Comment: Griffiths, D.M.. 1982. Visit. Unknown. |
| SDV350409 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. SX86SW20. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. |
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| SDV350410 | Photograph: Masson Phillips, E. N.. Personal Communication to the Ordnance Survey. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV18509 | Related to: Burials, High Street, Totnes (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 8 2012 10:01AM |
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