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| HER Number: | MDV52974 |
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| Name: | Brownstone Battery Searchlight |
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Summary
Vis=-/02/1994 (rchme) eastern searchlight of brownstone battery. Housed in a rectangular structure with a polygonal-shaped seaward end. Constructed of reinforced concrete. Searchlight was housed in the southern portion of the structure which is circular internally. The s end of the building is open except for a low wall, allowing 180 degree visibility. Metal tracking set into the wall presumably allowed the light to traverse (rchme).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 902 495 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX94NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Kingswear |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRIXHAM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX94NW/48/2
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SEARCHLIGHT BATTERY (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
RCHME, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV177702.
Vis=-/02/1994 (rchme) eastern searchlight of brownstone battery. Housed in a rectangular structure with a polygonal-shaped seaward end. Constructed of reinforced concrete. Searchlight was housed in the southern portion of the structure which is circular internally. The s end of the building is open except for a low wall, allowing 180 degree visibility. Metal tracking set into the wall presumably allowed the light to traverse (rchme).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV177703.
Des=rchme survey and plans/ (-/03/1994)/ copy in pf.
Passmore, M., 2010, Brownstone Battery, Kingswear, 3-4 (Leaflet). SDV345198.
While some of the wartime structures have been demolished, there is still much to see, including two searchlight positions. Other details: Photograph.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV177702 | Report - Survey: RCHME. |
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| SDV177703 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV345198 | Leaflet: Passmore, M.. 2010. Brownstone Battery, Kingswear. A Brief Introduction to Twentieth Century Military and Civil Defence Archae. 7. A4 Folded + digital. 3-4. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4890 - Site Visit to Brownstone Battery, Kingswear
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 17 2010 11:54AM |
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