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| HER Number: | MDV78934 |
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| Name: | Fire Store Office, HMS Cambridge, Wembury Point |
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Summary
Fire store office on north side of Marine Drive, demolished in 2003.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 498 485 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX44NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Wembury |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WEMBURY |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Military earthworks, buildings and structural remains at HMS Cambridge, Wembury Point
Other References/Statuses
- National Trust SMR: 104336
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILITARY SUPPORT BUILDING (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
GetMapping, 1999 - 2000, Millennium Map 1999-2000 Getmapping (Aerial Photograph). SDV321648.
Building visible at south-east end of car park.
Berry, N., 2006, Archaeological and Historic Landscape Survey of Wembury Point and The Mewstone, Wembury, Devon, 19 (Report - Survey). SDV345992.
Fire Store office, one of a number of buildings along the north side of Marine Drive, associated with HMS Cambridge. Demolished in 2003, there are the remains of brick pillars flush with the ground surface around a concrete hardstanding on the south-west side. This would have been part of a walled yard, open to the south. Other details: Figures 2-3; map; site inventory no. 022.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV321648 | Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 1999 - 2000. Millennium Map 1999-2000 Getmapping. Millennium Map. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #105740 ] |
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| SDV345992 | Report - Survey: Berry, N.. 2006. Archaeological and Historic Landscape Survey of Wembury Point and The Mewstone, Wembury, Devon. National Trust Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. 19. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV50865 | Part of: HMS Cambridge, Wembury Point (Monument) |
| MDV50865 | Related to: HMS Cambridge, Wembury Point (Monument) |
| MDV55112 | Related to: Gunnery Training Area, HMS Cambridge (Monument) |
| MDV50865 | Part of: HMS Cambridge, Wembury Point (Monument) |
| MDV50865 | Related to: HMS Cambridge, Wembury Point (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4959 - Survey of Wembury Point and the Mewstone, Wembury, Devon
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 26 2018 9:49AM |
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