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| HER Number: | MDV55624 |
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| Name: | Plasterdown Camp, Whitchurch |
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Summary
Plasterdown Camp was established in 1943 and became the 115th Station Hospital. The hospital, which dealt with wounded from D Day continued to operate until 1945. The camp was demolished in 1976.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 518 722 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Sampford Spiney |
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| Civil Parish | Whitchurch |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SAMPFORD SPINEY |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WHITCHURCH |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Northern section of the leat that served the medieval manor houses of Grimstone and Sortridge
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SW/145
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILITARY HOSPITAL (Established, World War II - 1943 AD to 1943 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2149, 4154 (HER 47/56) (Aerial Photograph). SDV282746.
Extensive area of military buildings visible on 1947 aerial photo.
Ordnance Survey, 1953-1969, Ordnance Survey map (Cartographic). SDV349895.
Plaster Down Camp marked. Located on the south-east side of Plaster Down, in the triangle of land created by the Grimstone and Sortridge Leat.
Woodcock, G., 1992, Tavistock's Yesterdays. Episodes from her history, 85-87 (Monograph). SDV363277.
Image from the 1950s and 1990s. Brief history of the camp given.
Cramp, H., 1994, Plasterdown Camp (Personal Comment). SDV219839.
Built as a US army hospital.
Tavistock and District Local History Society, 2002, Whitchuch Parish. A short History of a Devon Parish, 18-20, fig (Monograph). SDV363278.
Image of the camp in the 1960s provided as well as a summary of the camp and references given.
Tavistock Museum, Unknown, Plasterdown Camp (Un-published). SDV352059.
Plasterdown Army Camp and Hospital was established in 1943 and became the 115th Station Hospital. The hospital, which dealt with wounded from D Day, continued to operate until 1945. The camp was demolished in 1976.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219839 | Personal Comment: Cramp, H.. 1994. Plasterdown Camp. |
| SDV282746 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2149. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4154 (HER 47/56). |
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| SDV349895 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1953-1969. Ordnance Survey map. National Grid A edition imperial. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV352059 | Un-published: Tavistock Museum. Unknown. Plasterdown Camp. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV107604 | Related to: Boundary stone 500 metres north-east of Fullamore (Monument) |
| MDV25909 | Related to: Brook Mill Leat (Monument) |
| MDV25911 | Related to: Fragmentary field system on Plaster Down (Monument) |
| MDV55625 | Related to: Plasterdown Camp sewage works west of Bythedown (Monument) |
| MDV124795 | Related to: Possible ridge and furrow on Plaster Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV3032 - Milestone Survey from Peter Tavy to Horrabridge via Whitchurch & Plaster Down Unclassified
- EDV6557 - Microchip project - vulnerable roadside objects
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 16 2023 1:47PM |
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