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| HER Number: | MDV123971 |
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| Name: | Sea Wall, Inn on the Quay, Goodrington Sands |
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Summary
A sea defence wall either erected, or strengthened in 1941.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 893 595 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX85NE |
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| Admin Area | Torbay |
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| Civil Parish | Torbay |
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| District | Torbay |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PAIGNTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SEA DEFENCES (World War II to XXI - 1941 AD to 2050 AD (Between))
Full description
Torbay HER record (SMR record). SDV361984.
A concrete sea wall, rebuilt or fortified during the second world war, whose precise function unknown. However, it is clearly dated "1941" and has therefore been presumed to relate to the defence of Goodrington Beach during World War Two.[1][2]
<1> Fiorato, V.J., 1999, Sea Wall Goodrington Beach, T48 (Photograph). SDV362216.
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<2> Fiorato, V.J., 1999, Sea Wall adjacent to public house on Goordington Sands (Personal Comment). SDV362219.
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Sources / Further Reading
| SDV361984 | SMR record: Torbay HER record. |
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| SDV362216 | Photograph: Fiorato, V.J.. 1999. Sea Wall Goodrington Beach. T48. |
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| SDV362219 | Personal Comment: Fiorato, V.J.. 1999. Sea Wall adjacent to public house on Goordington Sands. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV21541 | Related to: Quarry at Yalberton Tor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7779 - Site visits by V. Fiorato: July 1999 - Feb 2000
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 8 2019 4:35PM |
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