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| HER Number: | MDV126316 |
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| Name: | Second World War communications station south of Chaddle Wood, Sparkwell |
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Summary
Structures and masts visible within a square compound south of Chaddle Wood on aerial photographs of the 1940s and 1950s are probably evidence of a communications station of military function and Second World War origin.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 566 565 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX55NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Sparkwell |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PLYMPTON ST.MARY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RADIO MAST (World War II to Mid 20th Century - 1939 AD to 1955 AD (Between))
- RADIO STATION (World War II to Mid 20th Century - 1939 AD to 1955 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1190, RAF/106G/UK/1190 RS 4225-4226 27-FEB-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363067.
Structures and buildings are visible.
Royal Air Force, 1955, RAF/540/1625, RAF/540/1625 F21 183-184 24-MAY-1955 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351141.
Structures and buildings are visible.
Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.
The site now houses Langage Science Park.
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 square fence defined compound circa 80m across is visible on aerial photographs of 1946, on the higher slopes south of Chaddle Wood, Sparkwell. Within the enclosure is a central structure circa 6.5m square surrounded by a blast wall. Four masts or antennae are evenly arrayed around this structure, each mast tethered by four anchor blocks.
Two earthwork platforms might be evidence of removed structures.
The compound might be associated with possible structures circa 280m to the south, adjacent to Holland Road, but these may simply be agricultural features and have not been transcribed.
All evidence of the structures has probably been destroyed during the construction of Langage Science Park.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351141 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1955. RAF/540/1625. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/540/1625 F21 183-184 24-MAY-1955. |
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| SDV362729 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2019. MasterMap 2019. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| 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. |
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| SDV363067 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1190. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1190 RS 4225-4226 27-FEB-1946. [Mapped feature: #119464 ] |
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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)
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 14 2019 1:36PM |
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