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| HER Number: | MDV105871 |
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| Name: | Possible Second World War Structure in Seaton Holiday Village |
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Summary
A small rectangular flat roofed structure is visible within the Holiday Village at Seaton on aerial photographs taken in 1941. It may be associated with use of the site as an internment camp during the Second World War and appears to have been removed soon after the war ended.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 249 901 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY29SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Seaton |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SEATON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- STRUCTURE (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1930 - 1939, Fourth Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV336668.
No structure is depicted in this location.
Royal Air Force, 1941, RAF/1416/S386H52, NMR SY2389/4 MSO 31233 PO-63 09-AUG-1941 (Aerial Photograph). SDV355849.
A rectangular flat roofed structure is indistinctly visible.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3322-3323 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.
A low rectangular flat structure is visible.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 4489-4490 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.
The structure is not visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.
A small rectangular flat roofed structure, 4 by 12 metres in plan, is visible within the Holiday Village at Seaton on aerial photographs taken in 1941. It was not depicted on the available 1930s Ordnance Survey mapping and may have been constructed to facilitate use of the site as an internment camp during the Second World War. In 1946 aerial photographs the structure appear to be low and flat, perhaps indicating that only the base survived at this stage. There was no evidence of the structure on aerial photographs taken the following year, suggesting that it had been removed soon after the war ended when the site returned to use as a holiday village.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336668 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1930 - 1939. Fourth Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Fourth Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV351146 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2013-2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital. |
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| SDV352504 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3322-3323 13-APR-1946. [Mapped feature: #65301 ] |
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| SDV355849 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1941. RAF/1416/S386H52. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR SY2389/4 MSO 31233 PO-63 09-AUG-1941. |
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| SDV356127 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 4489-4490 11-APR-1947. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV53277 | Related to: Internment Camp at Seaton Holiday Village (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6127 - Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme (NMP) for South-West England - South Coast Devon (Ref: ACD618)
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 30 2014 3:16PM |
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