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| HER Number: | MDV72372 |
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| Name: | Branscombe, Radar Towers |
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Summary
Site of radar towers for No 13. Branscombe Radar Station.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 168 901 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY19SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Branscombe |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRANSCOMBE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RADAR STATION (XX - 1901 AD to 2000 AD (Between))
Full description
Dobinson, C. S., 2000, Acoustics and radar, 161 (Report - non-specific). SDV325097.
Location of Radar Towers for No.13 Branscombe Radar Station, reference date of 18 April 1941.
Passmore, M. + Passmore, A., 2011, Royal Air Force Air Defence Radar Station Branscombe, 2-4 (Leaflet). SDV347307.
The technical site was south of the road on what is now Kingsdown Farm and the Oakdown Caravan Park. Six buildings have survived, some with internal fitments, and although they have been put to new uses their general condition is such that they provide a clear insight into their one time function. Other details: Photographs.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV325097 | Report - non-specific: Dobinson, C. S.. 2000. Acoustics and radar. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England. VII. A4 Stapled + Digital. 161. |
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| SDV347307 | Leaflet: Passmore, M. + Passmore, A.. 2011. Royal Air Force Air Defence Radar Station Branscombe. A Brief Introduction to Twentieth Century Military and Civil Defence Archae. 34. A4 Folded + digital. 2-4. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV55081 | Part of: Branscombe Radar Station (Monument) |
| MDV80115 | Related to: Generator House, RAF Branscombe Radar Station (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 9 2011 9:59AM |
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