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Summary

At Stockleigh Pomeroy, a World War II military hut, reportedly from the Plymouth area, forms the core of the village hall which opened in 1950.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• MILITARY BUILDING (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.

Passmore, A. + Passmore, M., 2010, Village Halls with Military Connections, 3 (Leaflet). SDV345254.

At Stockleigh Pomeroy, a Second World War military hut, reportedly from the Plymouth area, forms the core of the village hall which opened in 1950. Other details: Photograph.

Passmore, A., 2015, Stockleigh Pomeroy Village Hall, Stockleigh Pomeroy, Devon: Results of Historic Building Recording, 3 (Report - Survey). SDV357977.

The former village hall at Stockleigh Pomeroy has its origins as a Second World War temporary hut. The building reused at Stockleigh Pomeroy was a type known as a Quonset hut, and is thought to have originally been located in Plymouth. The basic hut was reused at Stockleigh Pomeroy, but with new windows, and the exterior cladding laid in vertical strips rather than rows. This technique seems to
have been preferred when this type of building was re-erected post-war. When re-erected at Stockleigh Pomeroy additions were made to the hut, to accommodate a kitchen and an entrance lobby. The latter has subsequently been enlarged to provide a bar/store. See report for full details.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV4907 - Site Visit to Stockleigh Pomeroy Village Hall

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