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HER Number:MDV43582
Name:Officers barracks, north of Renney Camp, Wembury

Summary

Pair of semi detached single storey buildings constructed 1905-6, probably as officer's accommodation. Now converted.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 494 491
Map Sheet:SX44NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishWembury
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishWEMBURY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX44NE/3/11

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • BARRACKS (XX - 1901 AD to 2000 AD)

Full description

Pye, A. R., 1991, Plymouth Defences Survey (Un-published). SDV145577.

Site visit 12th December 1991. A pair of semi-detached single-storey limestone buildings with pitched roofs, built in 1905-6 probably as officers' accommodation. Latterly Master Gunners' quarters. Now vacant; currently (March 1992) the subject of planning permission for conversion.

Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.

Building shown.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV145577Un-published: Pye, A. R.. 1991. Plymouth Defences Survey. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material.
SDV365227Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #91766 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV103970Part of: Second World War Barracks at Renney Battery, Wembury (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Mar 31 2023 12:47PM