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| HER Number: | MDV78836 |
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| Name: | Dwelling, west of Sign of the Owl Cross, Ugborough |
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Summary
A building visible on aerial photographs of 1946, to the west of Sign of the Owl Cross, Ugborough, has been interpreted as a possible Second World War wireless transmitting station. The structure is probably a domestic dwelling.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 686 572 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Ugborough |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | UGBOROUGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- DETACHED HOUSE (Early 20th Century to Mid 20th Century - 1901 AD to 1946 AD (Between))
- NON ANTIQUITY (XX - 1901 AD to 2000 AD (Between))
- (Former Type) TRANSMITTER SITE (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FP 1144-1145 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
A detached house is visible as a building.
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Structures visible.
Passmore, A. + Passmore, M., 2010, Military Activity in the Wrangaton Area, South Devon, During the Second World War (Personal Comment). SDV345898.
Interpretation from RAF aerial photograph CPE/UK190 10 Dec 1946 : F20" // Multi (4) 58 SQDN Frames 1144 and 1145.
Appearance of a wireless transmitting station.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.
The structure previously interpreted as a possible Second World War wireless transmitting station is probably a domestic dwelling of early 20th century date, set within a small square garden plot.
The building is not depicted on the Ordnance Survey Second Edition 25inch map (1904-1906). It remains depicted on the current Ordnance Survey Mastermap base map, annotated as Vennbridge.
The building was not transcribed as part of the survey.
Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.
A detached house is depicted and annotated as Vennbridge.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FP 1144-1145 10-DEC-1946. |
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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: #105644 ] |
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| SDV345898 | Personal Comment: Passmore, A. + Passmore, M.. 2010. Military Activity in the Wrangaton Area, South Devon, During the Second World War. A4 Stapled. |
| SDV362982 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2019-2020. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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| SDV363413 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 31 2020 1:45PM |
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