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HER Number:MDV104794
Name:34-36 High Street, Barnstaple

Summary

The building at 34-36 High Street, on the corner with Joy Street, is now a modern three storey structure with a shop on the ground floor.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 557 333
Map Sheet:SS53SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBarnstaple
DistrictNorth Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishBARNSTAPLE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • SHOP (Rebuilt, XX to XXI - 1986 AD to 2100 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1855-1895, First Edition 1:500 Town Map (Cartographic). SDV338879.

Building shown in this location.


North Devon District Council Rescue Archaeology Unit, 1991, North Devon Archaeological Site Code Index, Site Code ND71 (Report - non-specific). SDV63429.

Building recorded in 1986.


Watts, S., 20/05/2015, John Gay (Personal Comment). SDV358355.

34-36 High Street is now Poundland. A plaque high up on the wall in Joy Street states that the author John Gay was born here in 1685.


Google, 2013, Google Streetview (Website). SDV350787.

Modern three storey building on the corner of High Street and Joy Street, now Burtons and Dorothy Perkins.


Southwest Archaeology, 2013, Greater Barnstaple Area Project Database, Mapping Area 62 (Un-published). SDV351581.


Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV338879Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1855-1895. First Edition 1:500 Town Map. First Edition 1:500 Town Map. Map (Digital).
SDV350786Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #64261 ]
SDV350787Website: Google. 2013. Google Streetview. http://maps.google.co.uk. Website.
SDV351581Un-published: Southwest Archaeology. 2013. Greater Barnstaple Area Project Database. Greater Barnstaple Area Project. Digital. Mapping Area 62.
SDV358355Personal Comment: Watts, S.. 20/05/2015. John Gay.
SDV63429Report - non-specific: North Devon District Council Rescue Archaeology Unit. 1991. North Devon Archaeological Site Code Index. North Devon District Council Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. Site Code ND71.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:May 20 2015 4:39PM