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| HER Number: | MDV48747 |
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| Name: | Second World War fencing at Frobisher Battery, Wembury |
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Summary
Second World War iron railing fence on the north side of Frobisher Battery. Related earthwork banks and dicthes are visible on aerial photographs taken in the 1940s.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 491 509 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX45SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Wembury |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PLYMSTOCK |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX45SE/44/2
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RAILINGS (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV159828.
Des=plymouth fortress survey/pye, a.(1992)/frobisher battery/copy and plan in smr.
PLYMOUTH FORTRESS SURVEY, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV27236.
A well preserved standard-issue war office iron railing fence divides frobisher battery from the land to the north-east; it is the same fence as that crossing the ditch (see sx45se/443/01) runs c sx49055106 - sx49195088 (plymouth fortress survey).
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, DCC RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FS 2127-2128 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
A linear ditch is visible as an earthwork, with narrow banks either side.
Royal Air Force, 1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2501, RAF/CPE/UK/2501 RS 4076-4077 12-MAR-1948 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351280.
A linear ditch is visible as an earthwork, with narrow banks either side.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.
A linear ditch, approximately a metre wide and flanked by narrow earthwork banks, is visible on aerial photographs taken between 1946 and 1948. It follows the same line as the Second World War iron railings recorded in the Plymouth Fortress Survey, and may have been caused by their installation.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV159828 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DCC RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FS 2127-2128 10-DEC-1946. [Mapped feature: #121854 ] |
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| SDV27236 | Migrated Record: PLYMOUTH FORTRESS SURVEY. |
| SDV351280 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2501. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/2501 RS 4076-4077 12-MAR-1948. |
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| SDV362982 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2019-2020. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 17 2019 2:50PM |
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