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Summary

World War II Auxiliary Fire Service station was established in 1940 at former lock-up garages in Kingswear.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: 1413144
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX85SE/327

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• AUXILIARY FIRE STATION (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1930 - 1939, Fourth Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV336668.

Row of small buildings shown. Map object based on this source.

Clamp, A., 1994, Dartmouth and Kingswear during the Second World War, 10 (Monograph). SDV341255.

Second World War auxiliary fire service station was established in 1940 at former lock-up garages at Central Hall, Fore Street Kingswear. A Nissen-like building was erected on the roof of the garages.

Haniford, C., 1994, Kingswear: Extract from Air Raid Warden's Minute Book (Correspondence). SDV357221.

Photograph shows members of the Auxiliary Fire Service outside their headquarters in Kingswear, former lock-up garages on Fore Street Kingwear, now occupied by Marina View (flats built in the 1990s).
Map object based on this source.

Horner, W., 1996, Central Hall Auxiliary Fire Station (Worksheet). SDV357220.

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

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336668	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1930 - 1939. Fourth Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Fourth Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV341255	Monograph: Clamp, A.. 1994. Dartmouth and Kingswear during the Second World War. Dartmouth and Kingswear during the Second World War. Paperback Volume. 10.
SDV357220	Worksheet: Horner, W.. 1996. Central Hall Auxiliary Fire Station. Defence of Britain Project. Worksheet + Digital.
SDV357221	Correspondence: Haniford, C.. 1994. Kingswear: Extract from Air Raid Warden's Minute Book. Fax to Devon County Council. A4 Stapled.
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: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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