What is recorded here

This blue commemorative plaque records: Cornmarket Erected by the Duke of Bedford in 1835 on the site of the Green Dragon Inn. Between 1913 and 1957 it had a second life as the town's first cinema. Renovated by Wessex Heritage in 1992 Recorded plaque organisation: Tavistock Town Council.

Duke Francis Russell was the 7th Duke of Bedford and held significant political influence as a Conservative politician; he commissioned the building on Cornmarket in Tavistock in 1835, which later served as Tavistock's first cinema from 1913 to 1957.

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