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| HER Number: | MDV43349 |
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| Name: | Lloyd's Signal Station, Prawle Point |
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Summary
Look out station thought to have been built by the Admiralty in the 1860s and which became a Lloyd's Signal Station in 1882, below the site of the earlier Admiralty signal station. Between 1903 and 1951 it served as a Royal Navy Signal Station. Lloyd's signalling continued until 1956.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 773 350 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX73NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Chivelstone |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHIVELSTONE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX73NE/2/1
- Tide Project: 04/08/2021
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SIGNAL STATION (Built, XVIII to XIX - 1701 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Lloyds Signal Station marked.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Loyds Signal Station 'Semaphore' marked. In front of the building is a flag staff.
Larn, R., 1974, Devon Shipwrecks, 102 (Monograph). SDV741.
Phimester, J., 2015, First World War Wireless Stations in England, 28-29, 61 (Monograph). SDV360115.
OA No. 63. Prawle Point. Admiralty type. The station is thought to have been erected in the 1860s as a coastguard lookout by the Admiralty. It became a Lloyd's Signal Station in 1882. Between 1903 and 1951 it served as a Royal Navy Signal Station with both Lloyd and Admiralty signalling undertaken by Navy personnel who carried this out while undertaking lifeguarding duties. Lloyds signalling continued until 1956.
Lloyd's Signal Station is identified on historic maps. A small hut and mast are identifiable. The 19th century station survives but it is difficult to distinguish possible platforms surrounding the station from the coastline. A remote coastal location.
Horner, B., 2016, Display panels at Prawle Point (Ground Photograph). SDV364433.
Photographs taken in July 2016 of display panels inside the former generator building at the Prawle Point lookout station. The panels include information look out which was a war signal station during the First World War. In the Second World War it was designated a Royal Naval Shore Signal Station and had a powerful signalling projector powered by its own generator.
Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.
The site is now a coastguard lookout.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #132236 ] |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV360115 | Monograph: Phimester, J.. 2015. First World War Wireless Stations in England. First World War Wireless Stations in England. Digital. 28-29, 61. |
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| SDV364015 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap 2021. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV364433 | Ground Photograph: Horner, B.. 2016. Display panels at Prawle Point. Digital. |
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| SDV741 | Monograph: Larn, R.. 1974. Devon Shipwrecks. Devon Shipwrecks. Digital + hardback. 102. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV7051 | Part of: Prawle Point Beacon (Monument) |
| MDV131090 | Related to: Nissen hut and cook house at Prawle Point (Monument) |
| MDV7053 | Related to: Signal Station at Signal House Point, Chivelstone (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6587 - Archaeological Assessment of Land between Bolt Heat and Bolt Tail
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 4 2021 3:14PM |
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