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| HER Number: | MDV55659 |
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| Name: | Second World War Light Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battery at Hope's Nose |
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Summary
The site of a probable Second World War Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battery is visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s as four circular earthwork gun emplacements and possible associated structures, to the north-east of Whidborne Avenue. The site of the battery has since been developed for housing.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 942 636 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX96SW |
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| Civil Parish | Torbay |
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| District | Torbay |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ST.MARYCHURCH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX96SW/110
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERY (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV119124.
Vis=06/11/1995(jury) said to have been a light anti-aircraft battery at hopes nose during the war (dob worksheet).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV316609.
Des=dob worksheet (jury, r. )/ (1995).
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/3G/TUD/UK/223, RAF/3G/TUD/UK223 5184-5185 12-JUL-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352279.
Four earthwork circular gun emplacements emplacements are visible.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV119124 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV316609 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV352279 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/223. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/3G/TUD/UK223 5184-5185 12-JUL-1946. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV104929 | Related to: Second World War Slit Trenches (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 11 2017 12:00AM |
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