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| HER Number: | MDV78430 |
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| Name: | Former Building at RAF Folly Gate |
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Summary
Former building at RAF Folly Gate, used as a village hall after the closure of the airfield in the 1950s.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 573 975 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX59NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Inwardleigh |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | INWARDLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILITARY BUILDING (XX - 1928 AD to 1959 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.
Passmore, A. + Passmore, M., 2010, Village Halls with Military Connections, 3 (Leaflet). SDV345254.
RAF Folly Gate had both a pre-war and a Second World War role before its closure in the 1950s. The village hall at Folly Gate is understood to be a former RAF building, standing on a site that was once an accommodation complex for the Women's Auxilliary Air Force. Other details: Photograph.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV344030 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #105308 ] |
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| SDV345254 | Leaflet: Passmore, A. + Passmore, M.. 2010. Village Halls with Military Connections. A Brief Introduction to Twentieth Century Military and Civil Defence Archae. 21. A4 Folded. 3. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV57297 | Related to: MILITARY BUILDING in the Parish of Inwardleigh (Monument) |
| MDV57296 | Related to: RAF Folly Gate (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4906 - Site Visit to Folly Gate Village Hall
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 21 2010 10:39AM |
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