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| HER Number: | MDV72365 |
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| Name: | Royal Observer Corps Post, Whitchurch Down |
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Summary
Former Royal Observer Corps post near Tavistock, to the south-west of the covered reservoir on Whitchurch Down.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 491 735 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX47SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Tavistock |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TAVISTOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- OBSERVATION POST (World War II to XX - 1940 AD to 1961 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Structures visible to south-west of covered reservoir.
Wood, D., 1992, Attack Warning Red, 286 (Monograph). SDV143823.
'Granite and Totter' 1943.
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. Opened in October 1940 and a Ground Level Orlit post was required in December 1952. The post was resited in January 1961 to SX475773 (MDV72366).
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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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #99873 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV72366 | Related to: Tavistock, ROC post (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 24 2012 9:16AM |
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