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| HER Number: | MDV126522 |
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| Name: | Military installation east of Battery Brake, Wembury |
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Summary
A complex of structures and trackways, visible on aerial photographs taken from 1946 to 1955, are interpreted as a Second World War military installation. Some of the hut bases are likely to survive under vegetation cover.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 489 510 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX45SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Wembury |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WEMBURY |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILITARY SITE (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/878, RAF/106G/UK/1286 RV 6211-6212 25-MAR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV350931.
A complex of structures and trackways is visible.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, DCC RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FS 2127-2128 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
A complex of structures and trackways is visible.
Royal Air Force, 1955, RAF/540/1625, RAF/540/1625 F21 0025-0026 24-MAY-1955 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351141.
A complex of structures and trackways is visible.
Royal Air Force, 1958, RAF 58/2546, RAF/58/2546/PSFO-P1-0374 26-AUG-1958 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351257.
The complex of structures is visible, including pitched roofed and Nissen-type huts.
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 mainly rectilinear pitched and curved roofed structures is visible on aerial photographs taken from 1946 to 1958. They are linked by surfaced trackways, and the positions of removed structures are visible as bare earth or hut bases. They are interpreted as a Second World War military installation, although its exact function is not clear from the aerial imagery. What appears to have been an emergency water supply (EWS) reservoir, visible as a circular structure of 7-8 metres diameter, was sited at SX4893151000. Oblique aerial photographs taken in 1958 show some detail of the site, including Nissen type huts. No superstructures are visible on more recent aerial imagery, though some of the hut bases are likely to survive under vegetation cover.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DCC RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FS 2127-2128 10-DEC-1946. |
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| SDV350931 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/878. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Print. RAF/106G/UK/1286 RV 6211-6212 25-MAR-1946. |
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| SDV351141 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1955. RAF/540/1625. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/540/1625 F21 0025-0026 24-MAY-1955. |
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| SDV351257 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1958. RAF 58/2546. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/58/2546/PSFO-P1-0374 26-AUG-1958. |
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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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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: | Oct 6 2020 3:24PM |
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