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Summary

A probable Nissen hut is visible on aerial photographs dating to 1945 and 1946. It is likely to be associated with the Royal Navy base at the Old Battery during the Second World War. The building is not visible in aerial photographs taken in 1953, and is likely to have been removed soon after the end of the war.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• MILITARY BUILDING (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF 106G/LA/267 FPO, NMR RAF/106G/LA/267 FPO/0050 SS4633/14 09-MAY-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349861.

A rectangular building of Nissen hut type is visible.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1420, NMR RAF/106G/91420 3234-3235 15-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349553.

A rectangular building is visible as a structure.

Royal Air Force, 1953, NMR RAF/540/1141 (F21), NMR RAF/540/1141 F21 0059-0060 06-JUN-1953 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349622.

The building is not visible.

Carter, D., 2009, Illustrated History of Appledore 2: Its life and people., 165-167 (Monograph). SDV349880.

The Battery was opened in 1885 for Royal Navy training, and closed in 1906 due to Royal Navy cuts. It was used in gunnery practice in the First World War and was one of the bases of H.M.S. Appledore in the Second World War. No references given.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.

A rectangular building with a curving roof and a possible entranceway at its east end is visible on aerial photographs dating to 1945 and 1946, and it is interpreted as having a modern military function. Its dimensions are consistent with an interpretation as a Nissen hut at approximately 5 metres by 12 metres, and it is likely to have been associated with a Second World War Royal Navy base at Old Battery. It was not visible on aerial photographs taken in 1953 and is likely to have been removed soon after the end of the war.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV349018	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S.. 2011 - 2012. North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. ACD383/2/1. Digital.
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SDV349553	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1420. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/91420 3234-3235 15-APR-1946. [Mapped feature: #61991 ]
SDV349622	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1953. NMR RAF/540/1141 (F21). Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/540/1141 F21 0059-0060 06-JUN-1953.
SDV349861	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF 106G/LA/267 FPO. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/LA/267 FPO/0050 SS4633/14 09-MAY-1945.
SDV349880	Monograph: Carter, D.. 2009. Illustrated History of Appledore 2: Its life and people.. Illustrated History of Appledore 2: Its life and people.. Paperback Volume. 165-167.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project

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