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| HER Number: | MDV102594 |
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| Name: | Two military buildings adjacent to North Devon Cricket Club pavillion |
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Summary
Two rectangular buildings adjacent to the cricket pavilion are visible as structures on aerial photographs in the 1940s. Their function is not known but they are likely to be associated with the Second World War coastal battery or the maintenance site for the US military training area. Neither building is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1956 and they were presumably removed soon after the end of the conflict.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 474 312 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS43SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Instow |
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| District | North Devon |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | NORTHAM |
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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, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1420, NMR RAF/106G/91420 3237-3238 15-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349553.
Two rectangular structures are visible, one with a curved roof.
Royal Air Force, 1956, RAF/82/1451, NMR RAF/82/1451 F21 0037-0038 12-JUL-1956 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349052.
The structures are not visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
Two rectangular buildings adjacent to the cricket pavilion are visible as structures on aerial photographs in the 1940s. One has a curved roof and is of Nissen hut type and dimensions at approximately 7.5 metres by 28 metres, with two possible entrance porchways on the south side, and the other also has a possible central entrance and is 6.6 metres wide by 17 metres in length. Their function is not known but they are likely to be associated with the Second World War coastal battery, or perhaps the maintenance site for the US military training area. Neither are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1956 and the buildings were presumably removed soon after the end of the conflict.
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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| SDV349052 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1956. RAF/82/1451. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/82/1451 F21 0037-0038 12-JUL-1956. |
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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 3237-3238 15-APR-1946. [Mapped feature: #62056 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV39540 | Related to: Instow Emergency Battery (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 14 2012 11:29AM |
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