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| HER Number: | MDV74328 |
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| Name: | Seaton or Lyme Bay Holiday Village |
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Summary
Originally a Butlins holiday resort, Lyme Bay Holiday Village became a barracks during the Second World War, being requisitioned as an internment camp for German nationals. It reverted to a holiday camp at the end of the war.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 248 901 |
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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 | BEER AND SEATON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: 1510744
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HOLIDAY CENTRE (XX - 1901 AD to 2000 AD (Between))
Full description
Vienot, 1994, Untitled Source (Personal Comment). SDV340369.
Seaton Holiday Camp was the site of a Second World War infantry barracks.
Bourn, R., 2000, Land off Harbour Road, Seaton: Archaeological Desk Based Assessment, 13 (Report - Assessment). SDV120104.
Prior to the Second World War Lyme Bay Holiday Village was a Butlins holidary resort. In 1939 it was requisitioned as an internment camp for German nationals. It reverted to being a holiday camp at the end of the war.
Clarke, C., 2011, Land Adjacent to Harbour Road, Seaton, Devon. An Archaeological and Geoarchaeological Investigation Report, 5, 11 (Report - Evaluation). SDV348253.
The site appears to have been reclaimed from the marsh in the 1930s with the establishment of Britain's first purpose built holiday camp in 1934. This was sequestrated for use as a camp to hold internee families during the Second World War. After the war the site became the Lyme Bay Holiday Park. The layer of made ground, containing modern demolition debris, encountered across the site during an archaeological trench evaluation suggests a concerted effort during the 20th century to raise the ground level across the site by an average of 0.5 metres. This work was probably associated with the construction of the holiday camp.
Pink, F., 2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV357736.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV120104 | Report - Assessment: Bourn, R.. 2000. Land off Harbour Road, Seaton: Archaeological Desk Based Assessment. CgMs Consulting Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. 13. |
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| SDV340369 | Personal Comment: Vienot. 1994. Not Applicable. |
| SDV348253 | Report - Evaluation: Clarke, C.. 2011. Land Adjacent to Harbour Road, Seaton, Devon. An Archaeological and Geoarchaeological Investigation Report. AOC Archaeology Group Report. 30841. A4 stapled + Digital. 5, 11. |
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| SDV357736 | Interpretation: Pink, F.. 2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. AC Archaeology Report. ACD618/4/3. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV53276 | Parent of: Site of Barracks at Seaton Holiday Camp (Monument) |
| MDV53276 | Related to: Site of Barracks at Seaton Holiday Camp (Monument) |
| MDV53277 | Related to: Internment Camp at Seaton Holiday Village (Monument) |
| MDV53276 | Parent of: Site of Barracks at Seaton Holiday Camp (Monument) |
| MDV53276 | Related to: Site of Barracks at Seaton Holiday Camp (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV5639 - Archaeological Investigation on Land Adjacent to Harbour Road, Seaton
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 8 2020 11:32PM |
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