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| HER Number: | MDV72364 |
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| Name: | Royal Observer Corps Post at Strete |
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Summary
Site of ROC post for Strete.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 836 470 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX84NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Strete |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BLACKAWTON |
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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, 286 (Monograph). SDV143823.
ROC post renamed Strete after resite.
Home Office, 1992, UKWMO Monitoring Posts (Correspondence). SDV324407.
EXE 58 Strete on list of UKWMO monitoring posts. Other details: plan + list/gazetteer.
Holmes, L. R., 1997, Exeter 10 Group Condition of Posts (Devon) Stood Down in September 1991 (Worksheet). SDV324408.
Site visited 31-12-1996 - Underground post intact and in good condition. Remains of Orlit type A/G post are in a pile in Hedgerow.
Dobinson, C. S., 2000, Twentieth Century Fortifications in England Vol. XI.1 & XI.2: The Cold War, 205 (Report - non-specific). SDV324255.
Royal Observer Corps ROC post. Resited to location in November 1953 from SX869498 (PRN: 72363). Underground Orlit post operational by August 1959 and still in use after October 1968.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV143823 | Monograph: Wood, D.. 1992. Attack Warning Red. Attack Warning Red. Unknown. 286. |
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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. 205. |
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| SDV324407 | Correspondence: Home Office. 1992. UKWMO Monitoring Posts. Letter to County Council. |
| SDV324408 | Worksheet: Holmes, L. R.. 1997. Exeter 10 Group Condition of Posts (Devon) Stood Down in September 1991. Worksheet. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV72363 | Related to: World War II Observation Post west of Higher Week Farmstaed (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV3524 - Exeter 10 Group Condition of Posts (Devon) Stood Down in September 1991
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 22 2008 3:21PM |
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