Tome Stone Under Centre of Queen Annes Walk
TOME STONE UNDER CENTRE OF QUEEN ANNES WALK, THE STRAND
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1385371
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jan-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Tome Stone Under Centre of Queen Annes Walk
- Statutory Address:
- TOME STONE UNDER CENTRE OF QUEEN ANNES WALK, THE STRAND
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1385371
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jan-1951
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 29-Sept-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Tome Stone Under Centre of Queen Annes Walk
- Statutory Address 1:
- TOME STONE UNDER CENTRE OF QUEEN ANNES WALK, THE STRAND
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- TOME STONE UNDER CENTRE OF QUEEN ANNES WALK, THE STRAND
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- North Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Barnstaple
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 55697 33115
Details
BARNSTAPLE
SS5533SE THE STRAND
684-1/7/248 (South West side)
19/01/51 Tome Stone under centre of Queen
Anne's Walk
(Formerly Listed as:
THE STRAND
Tome Stone, in centre of front of
Queen Anne's Walk)
GV II
Stone used for striking merchants' bargains. Early C17, on a
baluster probably of 1909. Round, weathered flat-topped stone
with 3 names incised round its edge; these have been
mutilated, but are believed to read IOH(N DEL)BRIDG MAIER
(RIC)HARD FERIS XM NIC(HOL)AS DELBRIDGE ALDERMAN. 4 oval
recesses have been cut into the top of the edge, apparently at
random, destroying part of the inscription. The stone is set
between 2 columns of Queen Anne's Walk (qv) and protected by
C20 railings front and back.
Richard Feris was mayor in 1632 and John Delbridge in 1633;
However, the XM is difficult to decipher and a John Delbridge
was also mayor in 1600 and 1615. The first reference to a tome
stone appears to be in 1606. A very rare and significant
survival, other examples surviving outside the Exchange in
Bristol.
(Lamplugh L: Barnstaple: 1983-: 56, 155; Baxter J & Baxter J:
Barnstaple Yesterday: 1980-: PL 17).
Listing NGR: SS5569733115
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 485833
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Baxter, J, J, , Barnstaple Yesterday, (1980)
Lamplugh, L, Barnstaple, (1983), 56, 155
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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