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| HER Number: | MDV58006 |
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| Name: | Second World War Bombing Decoy Control Shelter West of Worswell Barton |
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Summary
A Second World War earthwork embanked concrete structure is visible to the east of The Warren, Newton and Noss parish, on aerial photographs of 1945 onwards. The structure is probably the remains of the control shelter for the Worsell bombing decoy located about 100 metres to the west.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 529 471 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX54NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Newton and Noss |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | REVELSTOKE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: 1413101
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX54NW/54/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CONTROL BUILDING (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV145397.
Des=crawshaw, a. /wwii decoy sites/(nov 1996)/ms + plans/in smr.
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV145398.
Aph=raf/cpe/uk/1890/1086/(10/12/1946)/smr 60/4.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV145399.
Des=horner, w.(dcc)/(17/7/1997)/as above.
Horner, B., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV1669.
The operations bunker/shelter for the worswell bombing decoy is recorded on raf 1946 aps and on the 1997 dcc computerised map base (horner).
Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/967, RAF/106G/UK/967 V 4104-4105 01-NOV-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351060.
A rectangular earthwork embanked mound is visible.
Channel Coast Observatory, 2001-2012, Channel Coast Observatory Aerial Photography, Channel Coast Observatory SX5247 18-SEP-2012 © CCO (Aerial Photograph). SDV351226.
The underlying structure remains visible but in unchanged condition.
Next Perspectives, 2002, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SX5247 16-AUG-2002 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351189.
The earthwork embankment is partly removed and the underlying structure is exposed.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.
A Second World War earth embanked concrete blockhouse or bunker is visible as an earthwork and structure to the east of The Warren, Newton and Noss parish, on aerial photographs of 1945 onwards. The structure is probably the remains of the control shelter for the Worswell bombing decoy located about 100 metres to the west. The structure remained obscured by the protective earthen bank until the concrete roof of the underlying became visible on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2002. An entrance to the control shelter is revealed on its north-western side. The condition of the structure appears unchanged on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2007.
Pink, F., 2014-2015, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV357736.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV145397 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV145398 | Aerial Photograph: |
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| SDV145399 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV1669 | Migrated Record: Horner, B.. |
| SDV351060 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/967. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/967 V 4104-4105 01-NOV-1945. |
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| SDV351146 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2013-2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital. |
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| SDV351189 | Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2002. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SX5247 16-AUG-2002. |
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| SDV351226 | Aerial Photograph: Channel Coast Observatory. 2001-2012. Channel Coast Observatory Aerial Photography. Channel Coast Observatory. Digital. Channel Coast Observatory SX5247 18-SEP-2012 © CCO. |
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| 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
- EDV6127 - Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme (NMP) for South-West England - South Coast Devon (Ref: ACD618)
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 10 2015 12:58PM |
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