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Summary

A Second World War military camp, Dispersed Site 2 sick quarters, is visible as a number of structures on aerial photographs of 1944 and 1948, at Smeatharpe. The camp is located in close proximity to a number of other similarly dispersed camps associated with Upottery airfield, situated approximately 1km to the southwest.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Structures associated with World War II, military camp, Dispersed Site 2 (Sick Quarters) at the former Upottery Airfield

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: ST21SW/22/3
• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• DISPERSED SITE (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))

Full description

APH, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV100941.

Site recorded on raf 1947 ap coverage. Small group of long nissen huts (aph).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV100942.

Aph=raf/cpe/uk/1974/1303-4/(11/04/1947)/smr 22/79-80.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV100943.

Francis, p. /blackdown hills airfield survey/(1995).

United States Airforce, 1944, US/7PH/GP/LOC314, US/7PH/GP/LOC314 V 5019 22-APR-1944 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359865.

Structures are visible.

Royal Air Force, 1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2491, RAF/CPE/UK/2491 RP 3190-91 11-MAR-1948 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359578.

The camp is visible as a number of structures. Map object based on this source.

Royal Air Force, 1971, RAF/39/3800, RAF/39/3800 V 067-68 06-OCT-1971 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359525.

The structures have been demolished, leaving a number of concrete bases visible.

Francis, P., 1995, Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery., 125 (Report - Survey). SDV312951.

Upottery airfield dispersed site 2 (sick quarters). Demolished structures listed in appendix 4. Included sick quarters ambulance garage and mortuary, latrines etc. No structures reported as standing (francis). Other details: Appendix 4. Map object based on this Source.

Next Perspectives, 2014, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST2010 08-SEP-2014 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359479.

The concrete building bases remain largely visible.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.

A Second World War military camp, Dispersed Site 2 sick quarters, is visible as a number of structures on aerial photographs of 1944 and 1948, at Smeatharpe. The camp occupies a single agricultural field on the northeast side of Slough Lane and covers an area of approximately 2.72 hectares of land. The site comprises a number of structures largely consisting of nissen huts centred towards the northeast corner of the site, with several other structures dispersed across the remainder of the field. A circular feature visible towards the far northeast corner is of uncertain function. The camp is located in close proximity to a number of other similarly dispersed camps associated with Upottery airfield, situated approximately 1km to the southwest. The camps are interconnected by a series of trackways, some of which are still partly extant on modern digital mapping and via Slough Lane and the main Smeatharpe road. The camp appears fully constructed in 1944 and remains unaltered on aerial photographs of 1948. By 1971, however, the structures have been completely demolished, exposing a number of concrete platforms. These building platforms remain largely visible on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2014. A single small structure of a possible water tank to the northwest and the main access track are defined on the Ordnance Survey 2017 Mastermap.

Ordnance Survey, 2017, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359962.

A single small structure of a possible water tank and the main access track remain extant.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV100941	Migrated Record: APH.
SDV100942	Aerial Photograph:
SDV100943	Migrated Record:
SDV312951	Report - Survey: Francis, P.. 1995. Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery.. Blackdown Hills AONB. Digital + A4. 125.
SDV359463	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2016-2018. The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. Historic England Research Report. Digital.
	Linked documents:2
SDV359479	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2014. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST2010 08-SEP-2014.
SDV359525	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1971. RAF/39/3800. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/39/3800 V 067-68 06-OCT-1971.
SDV359578	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2491. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/2491 RP 3190-91 11-MAR-1948.
SDV359865	Aerial Photograph: United States Airforce. 1944. US/7PH/GP/LOC314. United States Airforce. Photograph (Paper). US/7PH/GP/LOC314 V 5019 22-APR-1944.
SDV359962	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2017. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV4948 - Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey
• EDV7508 - The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Ref: ACD1228)

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