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Summary

Old Coach House, built in the 19th century as a coach house, stables and saddleroom for Warfleet House, was used as a cable station during World War II. The redbrick buildings of uniform design have been converted into houses.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: 1413160
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX85SE/257

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• COACH HOUSE (XIX to World War II - 1855 AD to 1939 AD (Between))
• STABLE (XIX to World War II - 1885 AD to 1939 AD (Between))
• CABLE REPEATER OFFICE (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))

Full description

Freeman, R., 1993, The Story of Warfleet (Article in Serial). SDV341203.

After the war the old coach house remained a repeater station for many years until newer technology replaced it and it was converted into cottages.

Freeman, R., 1995, Warfleet Coach House (Worksheet). SDV341471.

Building erected as a coach house, stables and saddleroom for Warfleet House in circa 1885. At the beginning of World War II the middle part of the building was converted into a repeater station, receiving signals from the submarine cable which came ashore at Compass Cove. It was manned day and night and received important transatlantic communications. The building has been converted into three cottages of which Number 2 was the Repeater Station.

Jury, R., 1996, Compass Cove (Worksheet). SDV341474.

An underwater cable came ashore at Compass Cove.

Batty, M., 2003, South Devon Coast Path Project: a study of the archaeology along the coast path in the South Hams from Staddon Heights to Sharkham Point, 84 (Un-published). SDV336214.

Existing building was converted into a repeater station. The redbrick buildings of uniform design have been converted into houses.

Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.

Pink, F., 2014-2015, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV357736.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336214	Un-published: Batty, M.. 2003. South Devon Coast Path Project: a study of the archaeology along the coast path in the South Hams from Staddon Heights to Sharkham Point. Mixed Archive Material. 84.
SDV341203	Article in Serial: Freeman, R.. 1993. The Story of Warfleet. Dartmouth History Research Group. 8. A5 Paperback.
SDV341471	Worksheet: Freeman, R.. 1995. Warfleet Coach House. Defence of Britain Project. Worksheet + Digital.
SDV341474	Worksheet: Jury, R.. 1996. Compass Cove. Defence of Britain Project. Worksheet + Digital.
SDV350786	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #94746 ]
SDV357736	Interpretation: Pink, F.. 2014-2015. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
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Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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