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| HER Number: | MDV104475 |
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| Name: | Plaque for 399 Coast Battery, Connaught Gardens |
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Summary
Plaque commemorating the 399 Coast Battery, set in the retaining wall north-west of the pillbox.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 119 869 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY18NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Sidmouth |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SIDMOUTH |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PLAQUE (World War II to XX - 1945 AD to 1997 AD (Between))
Full description
Horner, B., 1997, Pillbox and Plaque in Connaught Gardens, Sidmouth (Personal Comment). SDV351563.
Two photographs show a plaque on a wall near the pillbox in Connaught Gardens, with the inscription '399 COAST BTY' and below, the initials 'RA'.
Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.
English Heritage, 2013, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV350785.
Set into the bank to the south of the walk, circa 15 metres south of the entrance, is a Second World War pill box with associated information panels.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV350785 | National Heritage List for England: English Heritage. 2013. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Digital. |
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| SDV350786 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #63951 ] |
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| SDV351563 | Personal Comment: Horner, B.. 1997. Pillbox and Plaque in Connaught Gardens, Sidmouth. Printout + Digital. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV39545 | Related to: Sidmouth Emergency Coast Defence Battery (Monument) |
| MDV59557 | Related to: World War II Pillbox, Connaught Gardens, Sidmouth (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 10 2013 12:49PM |
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