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Summary

Remains of a field train shed built between 1805 and 1807. The original design for the building intended for it to be of timber on stone footings but in the event it was entirely stone built.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1017322: Berry Head Fort and battery and Hardy's Head Battery

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX95NW/4/22
• Tide Project: 04/09/2020
• Torbay HER: MTO42889

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• MILITARY BUILDING (Built, XIX - 1805 AD (Between) to 1807 AD (Between))

Full description

Pye, A.R., 1989, Berry Head Fort, Brixham. An Archaeological Assessment, 9, 35 (Report - Assessment). SDV362497.

The field train shed was for artillery wagons. It was designed in 1794 and built soon after 1805. Marked as such on a plan of 1811. Its foundations survive.

Pye, A.R. & Slater, W.D., 1990, Berry Head Fort, Brixham, An Archaeological Survey, 5, 7, 21, Fig. 19, Pl. 23 (Report - Survey). SDV362493.

Field train shed, designed by Mercer in 1794, but not approved for construction until late 1805 and completed in 1807. The 1794 design envisaged a building 50 feet long by 15 feet wide by 10 feet 6 inches high, with all walls of timber on stone footings. As built, all walls were of stone. The building remained open to the north, consisting of a series of bays subdivided by timber posts set in socketed stone blocks; several survive, not necessarily in-situ, and possess sockets measuring an average 8-10 centimetres. The building survives only as only partially visible limestone rubble footings.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV362493	Report - Survey: Pye, A.R. & Slater, W.D.. 1990. Berry Head Fort, Brixham, An Archaeological Survey. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. EMAFU 90.10. Hardcopy + Digital. 5, 7, 21, Fig. 19, Pl. 23. [Mapped feature: #126896 Imported from Torbay HER - Jan 2019, ]
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SDV362497	Report - Assessment: Pye, A.R.. 1989. Berry Head Fort, Brixham. An Archaeological Assessment. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit. EMAFU 89.04. Hardcopy + Digital. 9, 35.
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Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7797 - Architectural Survey by DA Buildings Section 1988
• EDV7832 - Documentary research on the Berry Head Fort
• EDV7834 - Archaeological Assessment of the Berry Head Forts
• EDV7835 - Archaeological Survey of the Berry Head Forts

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