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| HER Number: | MDV123888 |
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| Name: | Magazine in Battery Gardens, Brixham |
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Summary
The magazine for the No. 1 gun lies to the south of the gun emplacement but is sealed and inaccessible and lost in the undergrowth.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 921 568 |
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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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| District | Torbay |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRIXHAM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Tide Project: 16/11/2023
- Torbay HER: MTO53001
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MAGAZINE (World War II - 1940 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
Coleman, R., 1989, The Purpose and History of the Battery at Battery Gardens, Brixham (Monograph). SDV362008.
The magazine for No. 1 gun lies south and west of its gun emplacement but is sealed and inaccessible and lost in the undergrowth
Phil Newman, 2001, Battery Gardens, Brixham, Devon: An Archaeological Survey, 6 (Report - Survey). SDV362290.
Newman, P. + Salvatore, J., 2003, An emergency coast artillery battery at Battery Gardens, Brixham, Torbay, 217, Fig. 3 (Article in Serial). SDV318361.
At the time of the survey the magazine for the No. 1 gun was covered in dense vegetation and not accessible. However, it is considered to have been positioned in a strangely vulnerable position beside the path to the south-east of the gun position.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV318361 | Article in Serial: Newman, P. + Salvatore, J.. 2003. An emergency coast artillery battery at Battery Gardens, Brixham, Torbay. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 61. 217, Fig. 3. |
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| SDV362008 | Monograph: Coleman, R.. 1989. The Purpose and History of the Battery at Battery Gardens, Brixham. The Purpose and History of the Battery at Battery Gardens, Brixham. Unknown. |
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| SDV362290 | Report - Survey: Phil Newman. 2001. Battery Gardens, Brixham, Devon: An Archaeological Survey. English Heritage. Unknown. 6. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV39550 | Part of: Battery Grounds, Brixham (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7848 - Archaeological Survey by Phil Newman - May 2001
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 16 2023 5:53PM |
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