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| HER Number: | MDV102734 |
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| Name: | Probable military slipway at Broadsands |
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Summary
A probable slipway is visible as a segmented structure on aerial photographs dating to 1945. It was probably a military concrete construction to enable access to the beach for U.S. Army training during the Second World War. Although broken up, it is visible on aerial photographs until 1980, and remains may survive buried in the sand.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 465 320 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS43SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Braunton |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRAUNTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SLIPWAY (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/LA/221, NMR RAF/106G/LA/221 5031-5032 15-APR-1945NMR RAF/106G/LA/221 5029-5030 15-APR-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349986.
A segmented structure is visible.
Royal Air Force, 1954, RAF/82/1031 (F22), NMR RAF/82/1031 F22 0001-0002 29-SEP-1954 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349945.
The structure appears to be breaking up.
Meridian Airmaps Limited, 1980, MAL/80037, NMR MAL/80037 003 29-NOV-1980 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349839.
The structure is visible but appears to have broken up.
Ordnance Survey, 1989, OS/89115, NMR OS/89115 240-241 04-MAY-1989 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349086.
The structure is not visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
A probable slipway is visible as a segmented structure, comprised of at least four parallel slabs of concrete, on aerial photographs dating to 1945. Each slab has maximum dimensions of 2 by 10 metres, although some appear to have been partially covered with sand. The slipway was probably a military construction to enable access to the beach for U.S. Army training during the Second World War. It is visible on aerial photographs until 1980, although it appears to have started to break up from the mid 1950s, and it may have been covered by sand since the 1980s.
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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| SDV349086 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89115. Ordnance Survey Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR OS/89115 240-241 04-MAY-1989. |
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| SDV349839 | Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Limited. 1980. MAL/80037. Meridian Airmaps Limited Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR MAL/80037 003 29-NOV-1980. |
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| SDV349945 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1954. RAF/82/1031 (F22). Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/82/1031 F22 0001-0002 29-SEP-1954. |
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| SDV349986 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/LA/221. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/LA/221 5031-5032 15-APR-1945NMR RAF/106G/LA/221 5029-5030 15-APR-1945. [Mapped feature: #62230 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV102705 | Part of: Military training area between Broadsands and Crow Point, Braunton Burrows. (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 4 2012 10:53AM |
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