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Summary

A military base of Second World War date is visible as a range of structures on aerial photographs from 1941 onwards at Beesands.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1941, RAF/1416/S314H53, NMR SX 8140/2-3 RAF 31214/PO-043-44 10-JUL-1941 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351452.

A range of structures are visible.

Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/967, RAF/106G/967 P 3041-42 01-NOV-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351060.

Structures are visible.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, RAF/CPE/UK/1890 RS 4051-52 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351061.

Structures are visible.

Ordnance Survey, 1976, OS/76038, OS/76038 V 36 26-APR-1976 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351458.

All structures of the former military base have been removed.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.

A military base of Second World War date is visible as a range of structures on aerial photographs from 1941 onwards at Beesands. The camp covers an area of approximately 0.12 hectares and is located inbetween The Crab Pot and Bay View. The site is first visible on aerial photogaprhs of 1941 as comprising five nissen huts, a range of possible smaller structures and a main entrance to the southeast. By 1945, only two nissen huts to the west of the site remain visible as structures, with building platforms of two former huts also visible as demolished structures to the east. The structures appear to remain visible on aerial photographs of 1946, although the site has been cleared by 1976.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV351060	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/967. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/967 P 3041-42 01-NOV-1945. [Mapped feature: #63852 ]
SDV351061	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1890 RS 4051-52 10-DEC-1946.
SDV351146	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2013-2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
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SDV351452	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1941. RAF/1416/S314H53. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR SX 8140/2-3 RAF 31214/PO-043-44 10-JUL-1941.
SDV351458	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1976. OS/76038. Ordnance Survey Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). OS/76038 V 36 26-APR-1976.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6127 - Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme (NMP) for South-West England - South Coast Devon (Ref: ACD618)

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