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| HER Number: | MDV106713 |
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| Name: | Drill Hall, Market Street, Okehampton |
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Summary
Former drill hall.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 587 952 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX59NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Okehampton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OKEHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- DRILL HALL (World War I to XXI - 1914 AD to 2014 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
'Charter Hall' marked.
2014, The Drill Hall Project - Charting a Neglected Legacy, Okehampton (Website). SDV356480.
Kelly's Directory, 1893, records 'D Company 4th Volunteer Battalion Devonshire Regiment The Market hall'. In 1914, it records: '6th Battalion Devonshire Regiment (B Co.), Drill hall, Market street. A Drill Hall was erected in 1914 at a cost of about £3,500, and has a rifle range, recreation and lecture rooms, offices &c.'
Dick, A. M., 2014, Untitled Source (Personal Comment). SDV356492.
The drill hall erected in 1914 seems likely to be the present-day Charter Hall.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #66242 ] |
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| SDV356480 | Website: 2014. The Drill Hall Project - Charting a Neglected Legacy. www.drillhalls.org. Website. Okehampton. |
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| SDV356492 | Personal Comment: Dick, A. M.. 2014. |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 14 2014 10:54AM |
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