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149: 38: 27: 19: 169:. Its entrance is from the narrow lane known as "Church Walk" which leads southward from "Butchers' Row" past the east end of the parish church and continues as "Church Lane" past the "Church Lane Almshouses". It is a 92:"Alsoe I leave the disposing of my library of bookes (unto) my said deare wife whome I make and ordaine sole executrix of this my last will and testament not doubting of her care in the due executing thereof..." 152:
The Dodderidgian Library, Barnstaple. View above roof level looking towards the south-west. The building abuts onto the north-east corner of St Peter's Church, the lead-encased steeple of which is partly
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Dodderidge, Rev. Sidney E., Pedigree of Dudderigge alias Dodderidge, of Dotheridge, South Molton, and Barnstaple, Co. Devon, Devon & Cornwall Notes & Queries, vol. 3, no. 5, (1905) pp.166-169,
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Will dated 20 January 1658, proved on 20 June 1659; Old catalogue entry of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, "380 Pell" (modern National Archives reference
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Dodderidge bequeathed his library to his third wife Judith in the following last line of his will dated 20 January 1658:
386: 148: 140:, containing a very well preserved illustration of scenes of Protestant martyrdom. The collection was later expanded. 68: 79:, MP. It represents one of the earliest town libraries in England which continues in existence since its foundation. 401: 37: 26: 18: 307:"Church of Saints Peter and Paul church of St Peter Including the Doddridge Library, Barnstaple, Devon" 206: 136: 99: 22:
The Dodderidgian Library, Barnstaple. View looking northward along Church Walk towards Butchers Row
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The Dodderidge collection was removed in 1888 to the North Devon Atheneum (now home to the
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Gules, a castle of three towers conjoined argent the centre tower larger than the others
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Stone tablet set into external wall of The Dodderidgian Library, Barnstaple, inscribed:
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on The Dodderidgian Library, showing the armorials of the Corporation of Barnstaple:
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building formed by adding two walls to a concave corner on the north-east end of
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The original home of the library was in a small purpose-built two storey
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Exeter University Library Catalogue, Dodderidgian Library volumes
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Adjectival form of the name Doddridge, female gender
106:(1555–1628), of Barnstaple and Bremridge, MP and a 126:The books were chiefly in Latin on the subject of 98:In 1664 she gave or bequeathed the library to the 185:) and from there in 1957 on permanent loan to 130:, and include most notably a 1610 edition of 8: 147: 36: 25: 17: 198: 254:As he stated his residence in his will 209:of 1620 for the Borough of Barnstaple 7: 262: 260: 183:Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon 14: 311:www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk 397:1667 establishments in England 71:(1610–1659) of Barnstaple and 1: 167:Bibliotheca Doddridgiana 1667 163:St Peter's Church, Barnstaple 116:St Peter's Church, Barnstaple 32:Bibliotheca Doddridgiana 1667 108:Justice of the King's Bench 418: 100:Corporation of Barnstaple 59:) was founded in 1667 in 215:20 November 2016 at the 112:Bibliotheca Doddridgiana 57:Bibliotheca Doddridgiana 382:Libraries in Barnstaple 236:Date of death 1666 per 358:51.080250°N 4.059222°W 154: 48: 34: 23: 151: 40: 29: 21: 392:University of Exeter 363:51.080250; -4.059222 53:Dodderidgian Library 387:Libraries in Exeter 354: /  207:Heraldic Visitation 155: 49: 35: 24: 402:Dodderidge family 187:Exeter University 409: 369: 368: 366: 365: 364: 359: 355: 352: 351: 350: 347: 322: 321: 319: 317: 302: 296: 289: 283: 282: 280: 278: 264: 255: 252: 246: 234: 228: 225: 219: 203: 171:grade II* listed 417: 416: 412: 411: 410: 408: 407: 406: 372: 371: 362: 360: 356: 353: 348: 345: 343: 341: 340: 331: 326: 325: 315: 313: 304: 303: 299: 293:PROB 11/293/272 290: 286: 276: 274: 272:as.exeter.ac.uk 266: 265: 258: 253: 249: 243:PROB 11/293/272 235: 231: 226: 222: 217:Wayback Machine 204: 200: 195: 179: 146: 137:Book of Martyrs 124: 85: 69:John Dodderidge 12: 11: 5: 415: 413: 405: 404: 399: 394: 389: 384: 374: 373: 338: 337: 330: 329:External links 327: 324: 323: 297: 284: 256: 247: 229: 220: 197: 196: 194: 191: 178: 175: 145: 142: 123: 120: 104:John Doddridge 96: 95: 84: 81: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 414: 403: 400: 398: 395: 393: 390: 388: 385: 383: 380: 379: 377: 370: 367: 336: 333: 332: 328: 312: 308: 305:Stuff, Good. 301: 298: 294: 288: 285: 273: 269: 263: 261: 257: 251: 248: 244: 240: 233: 230: 224: 221: 218: 214: 211: 208: 202: 199: 192: 190: 188: 184: 176: 174: 172: 168: 164: 160: 150: 143: 141: 139: 138: 133: 129: 121: 119: 117: 113: 109: 105: 101: 93: 90: 89: 88: 82: 80: 78: 74: 70: 66: 62: 58: 54: 47: 43: 39: 33: 28: 20: 16: 339: 314:. Retrieved 310: 300: 287: 275:. Retrieved 271: 250: 232: 223: 201: 180: 166: 156: 135: 125: 111: 97: 91: 86: 77:South Molton 56: 52: 50: 45: 42:Crenellation 31: 15: 361: / 346:51°4′48.9″N 159:crenellated 376:Categories 349:4°3′33.2″W 193:References 173:building. 61:Barnstaple 189:Library. 132:John Foxe 73:Bremridge 316:20 March 277:20 March 213:Archived 177:Removals 144:Building 128:theology 122:Contents 63:, North 55:(Latin: 153:visible 83:History 239:p.168 65:Devon 318:2018 279:2018 205:Per 51:The 134:'s 378:: 309:. 270:. 259:^ 118:. 75:, 320:. 295:) 281:. 245:) 94:.

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Crenellation
Barnstaple
Devon
John Dodderidge
Bremridge
South Molton
Corporation of Barnstaple
John Doddridge
Justice of the King's Bench
St Peter's Church, Barnstaple
theology
John Foxe
Book of Martyrs

crenellated
St Peter's Church, Barnstaple
grade II* listed
Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon
Exeter University
Heraldic Visitation

Archived
Wayback Machine
Dodderidge, Rev. Sidney E., Pedigree of Dudderigge alias Dodderidge, of Dotheridge, South Molton, and Barnstaple, Co. Devon, Devon & Cornwall Notes & Queries, vol. 3, no. 5, (1905) pp.166-169, p.168
PROB 11/293/272

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