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HER Number: | MDV104503 |
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Name: | Courtenay Memorial Gardens, Bradley Road, Bovey Tracey |
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Summary
The Courtenay Memorial Gardens, named for Canon Charles Courtenay who died in 1894, were created on the site of a row of cottages and comprise a series of landscaped grassy terraces cut into the hillslope to the south-west of the church.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 820 785 |
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Map Sheet: | SX87NW |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Bovey Tracey |
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District | Teignbridge |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | BOVEY TRACEY |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HOUSE (Demolished, XIX - 1843 AD to 1888 AD (Between))
- GARDEN (XIX - 1894 AD to 1894 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Row of cottages with associated rear plots and yards depicted.
Fletcher, M. J., 2008, An Archaeological Assessment on, and Watching Brief of, the Excavations Undertaken for the Provision of an Access Pathway at Courteneay Memorial Gardens, Bradley Road, Bovey Tracey, Devon (Report - Watching Brief). SDV348180.
The Courtenay Memorial Gardens, named for Canon Charles Courtenay who died in 1894, comprise a series of landscaped grassy terraces cut into the hillslope to the south-west of the church. It is enclosed by a low stone wall topped by ornate low iron railings. A restored churchyard cross stands on the broad terrace. A row of cottages formerly stood on the lower part of the site. Known as the College they once housed several parish priests. They are shown on the 1843 Tithe Map. However, deeds of 1889-1890 record that 'four cottages were recently taken down to improve the church entrance'.
No features relating to the cottages, however, were revealed during a watching brief carried out on excavations for a new access pathway across the memorial ground. Finds comprised modern pottery, brick and domestic rubbish and also some high quality slate that probably relates to a church re-roofing episode. No human bone was found. Map object based on this source.
Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.
Map object based on this source.
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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SDV348180 | Report - Watching Brief: Fletcher, M. J.. 2008. An Archaeological Assessment on, and Watching Brief of, the Excavations Undertaken for the Provision of an Access Pathway at Courteneay Memorial Gardens, Bradley Road, Bovey Tracey, Devon. Martin Fletcher Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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SDV350786 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV91648 | Related to: Churchyard Cross, Courtenay Memorial Gardens, Bovey Tracey (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV5588 - Watching Brief at the Courtenay Memorial Gardens, Bradley Road, Bovey Tracey
Date Last Edited: | Feb 27 2014 2:16PM |
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