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| HER Number: | MDV55065 |
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| Name: | Torrington, ROC post |
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Summary
Site of Torrington Royal Observer Corps post during Second World War from July 1940. Relocated to SS52SW/33 after the war (Wood).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 482 203 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS42SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Great Torrington |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | GREAT TORRINGTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS42SE/131
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- OBSERVATION POST (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV14108.
Wood, D. /Attack Warning Red/(1992)286.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV14109.
Wasley, G. /Devon at War/(1994)51-2.
Wood, D., 1992, Attack Warning Red, 286 (Monograph). SDV143823.
Site of Torrington Royal Observer Corps post during Second World War from July 1940. Relocated to SS52SW/33 after the war (Wood).
Wasley, G., 1994, Devon at War 1939-1945, 51-52 (Monograph). SDV165766.
The Torrington observer post was a large hut sited on Furzebeam Hill next to Torrington golf club. The post's crew improvised a heating system for the cold weather. Outside the structure was camouflaged by gorse bushes (Wasley).
Dobinson, C. S., 2000, Twentieth Century Fortifications in England Vol. XI.1 & XI.2: The Cold War, 206 (Report - non-specific). SDV324255.
Ground Level Orlit post required in December 1952.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV14108 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV14109 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV143823 | Monograph: Wood, D.. 1992. Attack Warning Red. Attack Warning Red. Unknown. 286. |
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| SDV165766 | Monograph: Wasley, G.. 1994. Devon at War 1939-1945. Devon at War. Hardback Volume. 51-52. |
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| SDV324255 | Report - non-specific: Dobinson, C. S.. 2000. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England Vol. XI.1 & XI.2: The Cold War. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England. XI.1 & XI.2. A4 Bound + Digital. 206. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV55066 | Related to: Torrington, ROC post, west of Luppincott, Alverdiscott (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 4 2006 7:33PM |
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