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| HER Number: | MDV72108 |
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| Name: | Domestic site for Hope Cove Rotor CGI Station, south-east of Malborough |
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Summary
Domestic site for Cold War Rotor GCI station at Hope Cove, visible as a complex of flat and curved roofed structures on aerial photographs taken in 1954 an 1958. The area has since been redeveloped.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 713 395 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX73NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Malborough |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MALBOROUGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: 1488978
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RADAR STATION (Cold War - 1946 AD to 1991 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1954, RAF/58/1399, RAF/58/1399 0017-0018 30-MAR-1954 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351147.
A complex of Nissen-type huts and flat roofed structures is visible.
Royal Air Force, 1958, RAF 58/2542, RAF/58/2542 0246 22-AUG-1958 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351249.
A complex of Nissen-type huts and flat roofed structures is visible.
Ordnance Survey, 1983, OS/83125, OS/83125 211-212 04-JUL-1983 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351064.
The site has been redeveloped.
Dobinson, C. S., 2000, Twentieth Century Fortifications in England Vol. XI.1 & XI.2: The Cold War, 159 (Report - non-specific). SDV324255.
Location of Domestic site for the Cold War Rotor GCI (B) station at Hope Cove. Reference 18 Jul 1952. SX 712 395.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.
A complex of rectangular structures, with both curved and flat roofs, is visible on aerial photographs taken between 1954 and 1958 in what had been cultivated fields in the 1940s, to the south-east of Malborough. Their location corresponds to the domestic site for Hope Cove GCI Rotor Station recorded in Dobinson 2000 (SDV324255). By 1983 the site had been redeveloped.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV324255 | Report - non-specific: Dobinson, C. S.. 2000. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England Vol. XI.1 & XI.2: The Cold War. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England. XI.1 & XI.2. A4 Bound + Digital. 159. |
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| SDV351064 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1983. OS/83125. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/83125 211-212 04-JUL-1983. |
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| SDV351147 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1954. RAF/58/1399. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/58/1399 0017-0018 30-MAR-1954. [Mapped feature: #125350 ] |
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| SDV351249 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1958. RAF 58/2542. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/58/2542 0246 22-AUG-1958. |
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| SDV362982 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2019-2020. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV54165 | Part of: Hope Cove, Radar Station (Monument) |
| MDV72105 | Related to: Hope Cove, GCI Rotor Station (Monument) |
| MDV72109 | Related to: Hope Cove, Rotor Domestic Site (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 28 2020 4:29PM |
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