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HER Number: | MDV134861 |
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Name: | Machine gun post in Battery Gardens, Brixham |
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Summary
A concrete platform, which now accommodates a bench, is believed to have been a machine gun platform. Although its main role was anti-aircraft, its location suggests that it could also have covered the main gateway.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 921 568 |
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Map Sheet: | SX95NW |
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Admin Area | Torbay |
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Civil Parish | Brixham |
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District | Torbay |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | BRIXHAM |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MACHINE GUN POST (Built, World War II - 1939 AD (Between) to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Newman, P. + Salvatore, J., 2003, An emergency coast artillery battery at Battery Gardens, Brixham, Torbay, 221-222, Fig. 3 (Article in Serial). SDV318361.
A concrete platform, which now houses a bench but which is thought to have been a machine gun position during the Second World War. Its main role would have been anti-aircraft but its location suggests that it could have covered the main gateway as well, which was in the same place as the entrance to the gardens today.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV318361 | Article in Serial: Newman, P. + Salvatore, J.. 2003. An emergency coast artillery battery at Battery Gardens, Brixham, Torbay. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 61. 221-222, Fig. 3. [Mapped feature: #142444 ] |
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Associated Monuments
MDV39550 | Part of: Battery Gardens, Brixham (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | May 3 2024 4:02PM |
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