Bovey Tracey Town Hall

Bovey Tracey Town Hall
Bovey Tracey Town Hall
	Bovey Tracey Town Hall
Location	Town Hall Place, Bovey Tracey
Coordinates	50°35′42″N3°40′21″W / 50.5949°N 3.6725°W Coordinates: 50°35′42″N3°40′21″W / 50.5949°N 3.6725°W
Built	1866
Architectural style(s)	Italianate style
Listed Building – Grade II
Official name	Town Hall, Town Hall Place
Designated	3 July 1986
Reference no.	1165878
	Shown in Devon

Last updated March 19, 2023

Bovey Tracey Town Hall is a municipal building in Town Hall Place, Bovey Tracey, Devon, England. The town hall, which is the meeting place of Bovey Tracey Town Council, is a Grade II listed building.^[1]

History

The site occupied by the current building previously formed part of Bovey Tracy Village Green: two cottages were demolished and the local market cross was relocated to the southwest corner of the site to make way for the new development.^[2] The new building was designed in the Italianate style, built in rubble masonry at a cost of £1,000 and was completed in 1866.^[1]^[3]^[4]

The original design involved a symmetrical main frontage with five bays facing onto Town Hall Place; the ground floor was rusticated and provided openings for the local horse-drawn fire engine, while the first floor featured a row of five pointed windows forming a piano nobile.^[1] At roof level, there was a prominent modillioned cornice.^[1] Extensions were added on the side and rear elevations at a later date.^[1] At the northeast and southwest corners of the building brightly painted gargoyles were fitted as heads to the iron rainwater pipes.^[1] Internally, the principal room was the main hall on the first floor which was used for civic meetings, balls and concerts.^[5]

On account of the relatively small population of the town,^[6] the borough council, which had met in the town hall, was abolished under the Municipal Corporations Act 1883.^[7] A local parish council, which was formed in 1896,^[8] established its offices in the building and used it as its main meeting place.^[9] In the early 1920s, the market cross was adapted to form the centrepiece of a memorial to commemorate the lives of local service personnel who had died in the First World War.^[10]

Following local government re-organisation in 1974,^[11] the local parish council became known as Bovey Tracey Town Council.^[8] In October 2020, the town council established a new community hub in Station Road, known as the Riverside Community Centre: the centre became the home of the local library, an information centre, a space for growing businesses and a local meeting place: the town council staff subsequently vacated the town hall and also relocated to the new centre.^[12]^[13]

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References

1 2 3 4 5 6 Historic England. "Town Hall, Town Hall Place (1165878)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 27 December 2021.
↑ "Grade II Listed Building suitable for a variety of Commercial Uses" (PDF). Noon Roberts. p. 2. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
↑ Report of the Commissioners Appointed to Inquire into Municipal Corporations not subject to the Municipal Corporations Act. H. M. Stationery Office. 1880. p. 18.
↑ Cherry, Bridget; Pevsner, Nikolaus (January 2002). Devon (Buildings of England Series). Yale University Press. p. 192. ISBN 978-0300095968.
↑ White, William (1879). History, Gazetteer and Directory of the County of Devon. Simpkin, Marshall and Co. p. 167.
↑ Imperial Cyclopedia. Charles Knight. 1850. p. 955.
↑ Municipal Corporations Act 1883 (46 & 46 Vict. Ch. 18) (PDF). 1883. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
1 2 "Town Council". Bovey Tracey Town Council. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
↑ "Recreation Parks and Property Committee" (PDF). Bovey Tracey Town Council. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
↑ Historic England. "Cross incorporated in war memorial, about 2 metres from south-west corner of town hall (1334105)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 22 December 2021.
↑ Local Government Act 1972. 1972 c.70. The Stationery Office Ltd. 1997. ISBN 0-10-547072-4.
↑ "Bovey Tracey hub is ready for business". Mid-Devon Advertiser. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
↑ "New era for Bovey Tracey Library as it moves to Riverside Community Centre". 20 October 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

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[listed-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Historic England. "Town Hall, Town Hall Place (1165878)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 27 December 2021.

[2] "Grade II Listed Building suitable for a variety of Commercial Uses" (PDF). Noon Roberts. p. 2. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

[3] Report of the Commissioners Appointed to Inquire into Municipal Corporations not subject to the Municipal Corporations Act. H. M. Stationery Office. 1880. p. 18.

[4] Cherry, Bridget; Pevsner, Nikolaus (January 2002). Devon (Buildings of England Series). Yale University Press. p. 192. ISBN 978-0300095968.

[5] White, William (1879). History, Gazetteer and Directory of the County of Devon. Simpkin, Marshall and Co. p. 167.

[6] Imperial Cyclopedia. Charles Knight. 1850. p. 955.

[7] Municipal Corporations Act 1883 (46 & 46 Vict. Ch. 18) (PDF). 1883. Retrieved 22 December 2021.

[towncouncil-8] 1 2 "Town Council". Bovey Tracey Town Council. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

[9] "Recreation Parks and Property Committee" (PDF). Bovey Tracey Town Council. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

[10] Historic England. "Cross incorporated in war memorial, about 2 metres from south-west corner of town hall (1334105)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 22 December 2021.

[11] Local Government Act 1972. 1972 c.70. The Stationery Office Ltd. 1997. ISBN 0-10-547072-4.

[12] "Bovey Tracey hub is ready for business". Mid-Devon Advertiser. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

[13] "New era for Bovey Tracey Library as it moves to Riverside Community Centre". 20 October 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

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