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| HER Number: | MDV72256 |
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| Name: | Gara Bridge, ROC post |
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Summary
Site of ROC post for Gara Bridge.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 762 532 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX75SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Diptford |
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| Civil Parish | Halwell and Moreleigh |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | DIPTFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- OBSERVATION POST (XX - 1901 AD to 2000 AD (Between))
Full description
Wood, D., 1992, Attack Warning Red, 284 (Monograph). SDV143823.
Renamed Gara Bridge from Loddiswell in November 1958.
Dobinson, C. S., 2000, Twentieth Century Fortifications in England Vol. XI.1 & XI.2: The Cold War, 202 (Report - non-specific). SDV324255.
Site of Royal Observer Corps ROC post. Resited to location in May 1957 from SX727477 (PRN: 72254). Underground by the end of 1960 and Closed by October 1968.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV143823 | Monograph: Wood, D.. 1992. Attack Warning Red. Attack Warning Red. Unknown. 284. |
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| 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. 202. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV72254 | Related to: Loddiswell, ROC post (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 4 2006 9:28PM |
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