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Wolborough is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Newton Abbot, in the Teignbridge district, in the county of Devon, England. Today the village forms a southern suburb of the town of Newton Abbot. [1] [2] The parish of Wolborough historically included the town of Newton Abbot. [3]
Mackrell's almshouses in Wolborough Street were built in 1874 by J. W. Rowell. [42] Mackrell was a native of Newton Abbot who made his fortune as a chemist in Barnstaple. Mackrell also funded a home in the Forde Park area for the "fallen women of Newton Abbot", housing single mothers fallen on hard times.
Sir Richard Reynell (c.1558–1633) of Forde in the parish of Wolborough, Devon, was an English lawyer and Member of Parliament.He built the surviving Ford House, now in the suburbs of Newton Abbot and his daughter and sole heiress Jane Reynell, married the Parliamentary general Sir William Waller.
St Leonard's Tower, Newton Abbot, popularly known as The Clock Tower, is a Grade II* listed building in Newton Abbot.It was constructed in the 15th-century as part of a Gothic-style church and was the site of William III's first proclamation in England (although he had not yet become king).
Mackrell's Almshouses, Wolborough Street, Newton Abbot; Penrose's Almshouses, Lichdon Street, Barnstaple, built by Richard Beaple; they were Grade I listed in 1951. [29] Robert Hayman Almshouses, East Street, Newton Abbot; Salem Almshouses, Trinity Street, Barnstaple; Spurways Almshouses, Park Street, Crediton
The Old Town Hall, also known as No. 9 Devon Square, is a former municipal building in Devon Square in Newton Abbot, a town in Devon, in England. The structure, which started life as a private house and was later converted for municipal use, is a Grade II listed building .
Forde House, now known as Old Forde House, is a Grade I listed former manor house dating in back to c. 1550 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England. [1] The building was substantially enlarged c. 1610 and is noted for its fine 17th-century wood-carving and plasterwork. [ 2 ]
Austins store at the former Globe Hotel, 1 Courtenay Street West elevation of the 6-8 Courtenay Street store. Corner plot at 2-4 Courtenay Street pictured in 2008 when it housed a building society. it is now part of Austins' 6-8 Courtenay Street store. Austins is a department store in Newton Abbot, Devon. Founded in 1924 as a drapery shop the ...