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| HER Number: | MDV104553 |
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| Name: | Military Training Camp southeast of Blackpool Bridge. |
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Summary
The site of a temporary military training camp of Second World War date is visible as a range of structures and possible earthwork banks on aerial photographs of 1944, to the southeast of Blackpool Bridge.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 853 478 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX84NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Stoke Fleming |
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| Civil Parish | Strete |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | STOKE FLEMING |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TRAINING CAMP (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
United States Airforce, 1943, US/7PH/GP/LOC133, US/7PH/GP/LOC133 VM 8010-11 30-DEC-1943 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351450.
The training camp is not visible.
United States Airforce, 1944, US/30GR/LOC40, US/30GR/LOC40 V 19-20 27-APR-1944 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351447.
The training camp has been removed.
Royal Air Force, 1944, US/7PH/GP/LOC145, US/7PH/GP/LOC145 VM 8034-35 05-JAN-1944 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351456.
The site of a training camp is visible as a range of structures and possible earthwork banks.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.
The site of a temporary military training camp of Second World War date is visible as a range of structures and possible earthwork banks on aerial photographs of 1944, to the southeast of Blackpool Bridge. The training camp, which is likely associated with the military training exercises carried out in preparation for the Normandy landings, is visible as a range of vehicles and landing craft and possible temporary huts and earthwork bank features. The site is visible on aerial photographs of January 1944 and has been cleared by April 1944.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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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| SDV351447 | Aerial Photograph: United States Airforce. 1944. US/30GR/LOC40. United States Airforce. Photograph (Paper). US/30GR/LOC40 V 19-20 27-APR-1944. |
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| SDV351450 | Aerial Photograph: United States Airforce. 1943. US/7PH/GP/LOC133. United States Airforce. Photograph (Paper). US/7PH/GP/LOC133 VM 8010-11 30-DEC-1943. |
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| SDV351456 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1944. US/7PH/GP/LOC145. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). US/7PH/GP/LOC145 VM 8034-35 05-JAN-1944. |
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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)
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 12 2021 3:06PM |
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