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Bedford Hotel, Tavistock

Other Business Names:

  • Duke of Bedford
  • Trust Houses Ltd
  • Trusthouses Forte Ltd

Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:

  • Tavistock, Devon, Devon, South West, England

Sectors:

  • Hotel, lodgings & catering services Hotel, lodgings, etc, services

Notes:

Built by Duke of Bedford, major landowners at Tavistock, and leased to hotel proprietors. Opened 1822. Replaced earlier Bedford Inn and Abbey House. Leading hotel at Tavistock. Sold by Bedford Estate in 1955 to Trust Houses Ltd, later Trusthouses Forte Ltd. Continues in 2018

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