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| HER Number: | MDV126665 |
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| Name: | Military structures within Staddon Point Battery, Wembury |
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Summary
Two rectangular structures, visible on aerial photographs taken in the 1940s and 1950s, are interpreted as a Second World War military buildings within the 19th century defences of Staddon Point Battery.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 488 507 |
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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 | PLYMSTOCK |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILITARY BUILDING (World War II - 1939 AD (Between) to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2105, RAF/CPE/UK/2105 RP 3138-3139 28-MAY-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351151.
Two rectangular structures are visible.
Royal Air Force, 1958, RAF 58/2546, RAF/58/2546/PSFO-P1-0376 26-AUG-1958 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351257.
Two rectangular structures are visible.
Pye, A. + Woodward, F., 1996, The Historic Defences of Plymouth, Fig. 108 (Monograph). SDV167752.
The structures are not depicted on mapping dated 1896.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2021, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.
Two rectangular structures, approximately 2.5 metres square with openings on the seaward side, are visible on aerial photographs taken in the 1940s and 1950s against the eastern edge of the battery. They are not depicted on late-19th century maps and are interpreted as later insertions, possibly Second World War buildings. They are not visible on later available aerial imagery and appear to have been demolished.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV167752 | Monograph: Pye, A. + Woodward, F.. 1996. The Historic Defences of Plymouth. The Historic Defences of Plymouth. A4 Paperback. Fig. 108. |
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| SDV351151 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2105. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/2105 RP 3138-3139 28-MAY-1947. |
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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-P1-0376 26-AUG-1958. |
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| SDV362982 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2019-2021. 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
| MDV48759 | Related to: Staddon Point Battery, Wembury (Monument) |
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: | Dec 7 2021 6:37PM |
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