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HER Number: | MDV58412 |
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Name: | World War II Munition Factory at Branscombe |
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Summary
The Square at Branscombe was the site of a World War II munition factory.
Location
Grid Reference: | SY 204 888 |
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Map Sheet: | SY28NW |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Branscombe |
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District | East Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | BRANSCOMBE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: 1413172
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY28NW/96
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FACTORY (XX - 1901 AD to 2000 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV119124.
The square branscombe. Site of nestle munition factory. Part of factory building survives, the original pre-war building, though the wartime extensions are gone.214 women employed in 1943 making shell cases and aeroplane components. The factory was moved from holloway, n london, to the garage in branscombe square, early in the war (dob worksheet).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV130175.
Des=dob worksheet (axminster local hist. Soc. )/(1997)/in smr.
Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, Site No. 2728 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.
Nestle Munitions Factory. Part survives.
SMR.
Pink, F., 2014-2015, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV357736.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV119124 | Migrated Record: |
SDV130175 | Migrated Record: |
SDV351568 | Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003-2004. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material. Site No. 2728. |
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SDV357736 | Interpretation: Pink, F.. 2014-2015. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. AC Archaeology Report. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Nov 22 2016 12:49PM |
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