Abbey Gatehouse
ABBEY GATEHOUSE, BEDFORD SQUARE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1105833
- Date first listed:
- 07-Sept-1951
- Statutory Address:
- ABBEY GATEHOUSE, BEDFORD SQUARE
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1105833
- Date first listed:
- 07-Sept-1951
- Statutory Address 1:
- ABBEY GATEHOUSE, BEDFORD SQUARE
Location
- Statutory Address:
- ABBEY GATEHOUSE, BEDFORD SQUARE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- West Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Tavistock
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 48201 74422
Details
1. 5185 BEDFORD SQUARE
Abbey Gatehouse SX 4874 4/24 7.9.51
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2. Late C12 with C15 additions restored 1824. Two storeys. Two pointed arched windows with hood mouldings. The fine C12 arches remain. The upper room (now the Tavistock Library) was originally approached by an external staircase on the north side. The Gatehouse was altered and thoroughly restored by John Foulston when it was converted into the Tavistock Library (founded 1799) in 1829. Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Listing NGR: SX4820174422
Legacy
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- Legacy System number:
- 93407
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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