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| HER Number: | MDV105420 |
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| Name: | Two Military Structures at Brixham Harbour |
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Summary
Two Nissen-type huts are visible as structures on aerial photographs taken in 1946 and 1947 and may have been associated with preparations for D-Day. They are not visible on any later available aerial photographs and were probably removed soon after the war ended.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 931 565 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX95NW |
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| Admin Area | Torbay |
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| Civil Parish | Brixham |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRIXHAM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- NISSEN HUT? (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FS 3207-3208 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351061.
Two structures are visible.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF 230/CAL/UK/5, NMR SX9256/22 RAF 30092/SO-0131 15-AUG-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351455.
Two Nissen-type huts are visible.
Royal Air Force, 1958, RAF/58/2549, NMR SX9257/1 RAF 30137/PSFO-P2-0063 27-AUG-1958 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351446.
The structures are not visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.
Two Nissen-type huts are visible as structures on oblique and vertical aerial photographs taken in 1946 and 1947 and may have been associated with preparations for D-Day. They are not visible on later available aerial photographs and were probably removed soon after the Second World War ended.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351061 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FS 3207-3208 10-DEC-1946. [Mapped feature: #64865 ] |
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| 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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| SDV351446 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1958. RAF/58/2549. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR SX9257/1 RAF 30137/PSFO-P2-0063 27-AUG-1958. |
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| SDV351455 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF 230/CAL/UK/5. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR SX9256/22 RAF 30092/SO-0131 15-AUG-1947. |
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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: | May 11 2017 12:00AM |
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