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Summary

A complex of low rectilinear structures, visible on aerial photographs taken between 1942 and 1951, is a Second World War Sick Quarters site immediately adjacent to Harrowbeer airfield. The area has been redeveloped, but part of the layout appears to be fossilised, and two of the structures may survive.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• SICK QUARTERS (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

No buildings are depicted in this exact location.

Royal Air Force, 1942, RAF/NLA/31, RAF/NLA/31 V 5010-5011 26-MAR-1942 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363064.

A complex of low strctures is visible.

Air Ministry, 1944, Harrowbeer Record Site Plan; Site No. 1 [Airfield Site] (Plan - measured). SDV363129.

Marked as Site No. 4 Sick Quarters Site

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1190, RAF/106G/UK/1190 RS 3200-3201 27-FEB-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363067.

A complex of rectilinear structures is visible, linked by well-defined trackways.

Royal Air Force, 1964, RAF/58/6399, RAF/58/6399 F61 0053-0054 02-JUL-1964 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363068.

Some of the structures have been removed.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 1999-2017, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX5067 05-MAY-2016 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363087.

Two extant structures appear to match in plan of those on the 1940s aerial imagery.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.

A complex of low rectilinear structures is visible on aerial photographs taken between 1942 and 1951, just to the south-west of Harrowbeer airfield, and are recorded on a Second World War plan as a Sick Quarters Site. They are linked by well-defined trackways, and are a mixture of sizes, with pitched and flat roofs. Only some of the structures are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1964, and the area has since been developed; some of the trackways and building layouts are fossilised in the current layout of the site. It is not clear how much of the historic fabric has survived, but two structures, centred at SX5045067715 and SX5043567705, match the plan of two of the Second World War buildings.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV362982	Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2019-2020. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP). Historic England Research Report. Digital.
SDV363064	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1942. RAF/NLA/31. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/NLA/31 V 5010-5011 26-MAR-1942.
SDV363067	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1190. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1190 RS 3200-3201 27-FEB-1946. [Mapped feature: #118576 ]
SDV363068	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1964. RAF/58/6399. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/58/6399 F61 0053-0054 02-JUL-1964.
SDV363087	Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 1999-2017. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX5067 05-MAY-2016.
SDV363129	Plan - measured: Air Ministry. 1944. Harrowbeer Record Site Plan; Site No. 1 [Airfield Site]. 1:2500. Photocopy.
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Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)

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