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Summary

71 Fore Street in Totnes possesses an early 19th century front to an older building.

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II) 1235704: EASTGATE

Other References/Statuses

• Old Listed Building Ref (I): 426506
• Royal Albert Memorial Museum Accession Number: 721/2007

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• SHOP (Unknown date)
• HOUSE (Post Medieval to XXI - 1540 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

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

Building is marked as the 'East Gate Inn' on the Ordnance Survey map of 1855-1895.

Windeatt, E., 1877, William Brockedon, 244 (Article in Serial). SDV349326.

William Brockedon was born in Totnes in 1787, in a small house almost close to the East Gate. The house is now known as the East Gate Inn.

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Building is marked as the 'Inn' on the Ordnance Survey map of 1880-1899.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

Building is no longer marked as the 'Inn' on the Ordnance Survey map of 1904-1906.

Steinmetzer, M., 2006, Archaeological Watching Brief at The Cottage, 71 Fore Street, Totnes (Report - Watching Brief). SDV339479.

A watching brief undertaken at The Cottage to the rear of 71 Fore Street in 2006 found no features or artefacts of archaeological significance.

Steinmetzer, M., 2006, Archaeological Watching Brief at The Cottage, 71 Fore Street, Totnes (Report - Watching Brief). SDV339479.

Department of Environment, 2007, Totnes (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV339478.

Number 71 Fore Street in Totnes on the north side of the road. Formerly listed as Eastgate Inn. Early 19th century front to an older building. 3 storeys. 1 window. Welsh slate roof. Masonry party-walls of earlier building, Slate-hung timber-framed front with wide timber bands at floor levels. Flush-framed sash and casement windows. Shopfront with pilasters carrying small fascia-cornice; shop window with large panes. Raised and fielded panel door.

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

The building is currently used as a shop.

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

English Heritage, 2013, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV350785.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV4305 - The Cottage, 71 Fore Street, Totnes

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