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| HER Number: | MDV55625 |
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| Name: | Plasterdown Camp sewage works west of Bythedown |
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Summary
Associated with the Second World War hospital (1943-1945). The camp was demolished in 1976, and the sewage works may have been dismantled at the same time. No sign remains now.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 520 722 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Sampford Spiney |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SAMPFORD SPINEY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SW/145/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SEWAGE WORKS (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Plasterdown Camp sewage works lies in Sampford Spiney parish. Visible on the aerial photographs.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2149, 4154, SMR 47/56 (Aerial Photograph). SDV282746.
Ordnance Survey, 1953-1969, 1953-1969 National Grid OS A edition imperial (Cartographic). SDV352727.
Works depicted on the 1950s historic map; not shown on later editions.
Tavistock Museum, Unknown, Plasterdown Camp (Un-published). SDV352059.
Plasterdown Army Camp and Hospital was established in 1943 and became the 115th Station Hospital. The hospital, which dealt with wounded from D Day, continued to operate until 1945. The camp was demolished in 1976.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV282746 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2149. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4154, SMR 47/56. |
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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #95296 ] |
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| SDV352059 | Un-published: Tavistock Museum. Unknown. Plasterdown Camp. |
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| SDV352727 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1953-1969. 1953-1969 National Grid OS A edition imperial. Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV77950 | Related to: Blythedown farmstead, Sampford Spiney (Monument) |
| MDV55624 | Related to: Plasterdown Camp, Whitchurch (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 14 2017 11:57AM |
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