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| HER Number: | MDV127182 |
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| Name: | Platers' Shops at Noss on Dart Marina, Kingswear |
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Summary
Two large steel-framed interconnecting sheds which were built circa 1920 as part of the Philip & Son shipyard. One of the sheds was badly damaged and rebuilt after suffering a direct hit during a bombing raid in 1942, the other suffered less damage.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 880 530 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX85SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Kingswear |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRIXHAM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WORKSHOP (Built, Early 20th Century - 1920 AD to 1920 AD (Between))
Full description
Exeter Archaeology, 2002, Archaeological Assessment of Noss Marina Kingswear, Devon, 10-11 (Report - Assessment). SDV336131.
17. Platers' Shops. Two interconnecting sheds comprising steel frame walls clad with corrugated iron together forming the largest covered area in the yard. Shop A has a slate roof while Shop B has an asbestos sheet roof. A concrete plinth outside the entrance to Shop A marks the site of two former furnaces and chimney.
They were built circa 1920 by Philip & Son. Shop B was badly damaged after being directly hit during a bombing raid in 1942 and reb uilt. Shop A was not seriously damaged. See report for further details.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336131 | Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2002. Archaeological Assessment of Noss Marina Kingswear, Devon. Exeter Archaeology Report. 02.38. Digital. 10-11. [Mapped feature: #123568 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8210 - Archaeological assessment of Noss Marina
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 3 2020 4:10PM |
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