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| HER Number: | MDV108572 |
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| Name: | Sergeants/Officers Mess (Building 57), Okehampton Camp |
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Summary
Building 57 was originally built as a sergeants mess circa 1940 but by the 1950s was functioning as an officers mess. It now serves as the unit headquarters. It comprises two huts built along side each other, of concrete block with an M-shaped roof covered with synthetic slate.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 588 928 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX59SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Okehampton Hamlets |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OKEHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- OFFICERS MESS (Built, World War II - 1940 AD to 1940 AD)
- SERGEANTS MESS (Built, World War II - 1940 AD to 1940 AD)
Full description
Wessex Archaeology, 2001, Okehampton Camp Devon. Archaeological Desk Based Assessment and Earthwork Survey, Appendices 1, 3 (Report - Survey). SDV360511.
Francis, P., 2002, Okehampton Artillery Camp Historical Appraisal, 26, Pl. 9, Appendix 2 (Report - Assessment). SDV276160.
Building 57 was originally built as a sergeants mess circa 1940 but by the 1950s was functioning as an officers mess. It now serves as the unit headquarters. It comprises two huts built along side each other, of concrete block with an M-shaped roof covered with synthetic slate. Map object based on this source.
Wessex Archaeology, 2002, Okehampton Camp. Archaeological Building Recording Survey and Final Earthwork Survey Report, Appendices 1, 3 (Report - Survey). SDV348121.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
Map object based on this source.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV276160 | Report - Assessment: Francis, P.. 2002. Okehampton Artillery Camp Historical Appraisal. Wessex Archaeology Report. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. 26, Pl. 9, Appendix 2. |
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| SDV348121 | Report - Survey: Wessex Archaeology. 2002. Okehampton Camp. Archaeological Building Recording Survey and Final Earthwork Survey Report. Wessex Archaeology Report. 50182. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. Appendices 1, 3. |
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| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV360511 | Report - Survey: Wessex Archaeology. 2001. Okehampton Camp Devon. Archaeological Desk Based Assessment and Earthwork Survey. Wessex Archaeology Report. 50171. A4 Comb Bound. Appendices 1, 3. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV64026 | Part of: Okehampton Royal Artillery Training Camp (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV5539 - Okehampton Artillery Camp Historical Appraisal
- EDV5544 - Building Recording and Earthwork Survey at Okehampton Camp
- EDV3474 - Earthwork survey of Okehampton Castle and Park
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 6 2015 2:37PM |
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