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| HER Number: | MDV118541 |
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| Name: | Two Bridges Hotel, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Following the destruction of the Saracen's Head in 1866, it was rebuilt and later changed its name to the Two Bridges Hotel.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 608 749 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- INN (Constructed, XIX - 1866 AD to 1899 AD)
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
'Saracen's Head Inn' shown on 19th century Tithe Map as an irregular shaped building on the east side of the road.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Still shown as the 'Saracen's Head (public house)' on the early 20th century historic mapping.
Quick, T., 1992, Dartmoor Inns, 125-127 (Monograph). SDV359976.
The late 18th century Saracen's Head was almost completely destroyed in 1866 by fire, with only the outer walls remaining. It was then rebuilt in the current form and when it became an important posting inn, an outbuilding was converted for use as a blacksmith's shop. Apparently changed its name to the Two Bridges Hotel in 1893, during a time when the Victorians were showing a great deal of interest in the nature and wilderness of the moor. In 1905 the building was greatly improved when new chimneys were added, the walls mortared and new doors fitted inside and out. Five years later further work was undertaken hewn the hotel was enlarged and the timber framed section of the building was replaced with stone.
Ordnance Survey, 2012, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV348725.
'The Two Bridges Hotel' is depicted on the modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV348725 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2012. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #77820 ] |
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| SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. |
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| SDV359976 | Monograph: Quick, T.. 1992. Dartmoor Inns. Dartmoor Inns. Paperback Volume. 125-127. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5940 | Related to: Clapper Bridge at Two Bridges (Monument) |
| MDV103145 | Related to: Saracen's Head, Two Bridges (Building) |
| MDV16974 | Related to: Tavistock to Moretonhampstead road (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 6 2024 2:41PM |
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