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Summary

Remains of kitchen built between 1795 and 1802.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1021430: The Old Redoubt and later Victorian Rifle Range Target, 540m south west of Berry Head Fort

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX95NW/16/5
• Tide Project: SX95NW/16/5
• Torbay HER: MTO44734

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• KITCHEN (Built, XVIII to XIX - 1795 AD (Between) to 1802 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

Remains of a rectangular building depicted.

Pye, A.R., 1989, Berry Head Fort, Brixham. An Archaeological Assessment, 1, 33, 34 (Report - Assessment). SDV362497.

The remains of the kitchen survive in the interior of the fort. It was partially excavated by Brixham Museum and History society in 1961-2 but no detailed plans or description have been located.

Pye, A.R. & Slater, W.D., 1990, Berry Head Fort, Brixham, An Archaeological Survey, 2, 14 (Report - Survey). SDV362493.

Kitchen built 1795-1802, parallel to and south of the barrack block. It is rectangular with near full-height gable walls of roughly dressed limestone rubble and footings of the same material for the timber side walls. Only the south wall footings are visible. Like the combined guard and storehouse there are impresions of external slate-hanging. Internally there is a fireplace in each gable wall. Oven flues are visible next to each fireplace.

Passmore, A. J., 2010, Archaeological Recording at Berry Head, Brixham, Devon, May to October 2009, 4, Fig. 8 (Report - Assessment). SDV364281.

Archaeological recording during conservation works carried out in 2009 as part of the Torbay Coast and Countryside Trust’s ‘On The Edge’ project suggested that the construction of the curtain wall and kitchen were contemporary, a drain being incorporated into the masonry of the curtain wall.

Watts, M., 2020, Kitchen at Berry Head Fort No. 1 (Ground Photograph). SDV364114.

Photo showing the remains of the kitchen building. A fireplace can be seen in the east gable wall and evidence of slate hanging on the exterior of the west wall.

Riley, H., 2023, Berry Head Fort, Hardy’s Head Battery & The Old Redoubt, Torbay, Devon. PAI Implementation Plan for Higher Tier Countryside Stewardship Scheme, 17 (Report - Survey). SDV365956.

The kitchen was excavated by the Brixham Museum and History Society in the early 1960s.

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: #128681 ]
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. 2, 14.
	Linked documents:1
SDV362497	Report - Assessment: Pye, A.R.. 1989. Berry Head Fort, Brixham. An Archaeological Assessment. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit. EMAFU 89.04. Hardcopy + Digital. 1, 33, 34.
	Linked documents:1
SDV364114	Ground Photograph: Watts, M.. 2020. Kitchen at Berry Head Fort No. 1. Digital.
	Linked images:1
SDV364281	Report - Assessment: Passmore, A. J.. 2010. Archaeological Recording at Berry Head, Brixham, Devon, May to October 2009. Exeter Archaeology. 10.73. Digital. 4, Fig. 8.
	Linked documents:1
SDV365956	Report - Survey: Riley, H.. 2023. Berry Head Fort, Hardy’s Head Battery & The Old Redoubt, Torbay, Devon. PAI Implementation Plan for Higher Tier Countryside Stewardship Scheme. Hazel Riley. Digital. 17.

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7839 - Excavations within the kitchen, oven house and south musketry wall at Berry Head Fort No. 1
• EDV7834 - Archaeological Assessment of the Berry Head Forts
• EDV8911 - Archaeological recording at Berry Head, Brixham
• EDV7835 - Archaeological Survey of the Berry Head Forts
• EDV9033 - Assessment of Berry Head Fort, Hardy’s Head Battery and The Old Redoubt, Torbay, Devon

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