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| HER Number: | MDV71946 |
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| Name: | Downstow Searchlight |
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Summary
The site of a Second World War searchlight battery, this was known as searchlight battery no. BXJ 10 located at Downstow. It was manned by 382 Searchlight Battery whose Battery Headquarters were located at Albion Hotel, Kingsbridge. It was operational by February 1944.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 694 625 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | South Brent |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH BRENT |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66SE200
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1559798
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SEARCHLIGHT BATTERY (World War II - 1944 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Lowry, Bernard (ed.), 1995, 20th Century Defences in Britain: An Introductory Guide, 63, No. 12 (Monograph). SDV362273.
Searchlight sites typically comprised a small ring-ditch to provide the crew with shelter during an air raid, a predictor emplacement for calculating the height and range of targets, a light anti-aircraft machine gun pit, a generator and hutted accommodation for the crew. During the Second World War searchlights were manned by the Royal Artillery and were under the control of the Army's Anti-Aircraft Command.
Dobinson, C. S., 2000, Searchlight sites in WWII, 36 (Report - non-specific). SDV323811.
The site of a Second World War searchlight battery, this was known as searchlight battery no. BXJ 10 located at Downstow at SX 694625. It was manned by 382 Searchlight Battery whose Battery Headquarters were located at Albion Hotel, Kingsbridge. It was operational by 09-FEB-1944.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV323811 | Report - non-specific: Dobinson, C. S.. 2000. Searchlight sites in WWII. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England. AA/1. A4 Stapled + Digital. 36. [Mapped feature: #47148 ] |
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| SDV362273 | Monograph: Lowry, Bernard (ed.). 1995. 20th Century Defences in Britain: An Introductory Guide. . 63, No. 12. |
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Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 16 2021 3:33PM |
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