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| Name: | Former Barrack Block and NAAFI, Gibraltar Point Coastal Defence Battery |
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| HER Number: | MLI125865 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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Summary
Former Second World War barrack block and NAAFI for the nearby Gibraltar Point Coastal Defence Battery. Now in use as the clubhouse of the Gibraltar Point Sailing Club.
| Grid Reference: | TF 555 582 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF55NE |
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| Parish: | CROFT, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Full description
Former Second World War barrack block, built for personnel manning the nearby Gibraltar Point Coastal Defence Battery (see MLI43285). {1}
Initially built as a barrack block, the building is thought to have been converted to be used as a NAAFI facility in about 1941, after the establishment of the anti-tank artillery training range at Gibraltar Point (see MLI125932). The establishment of this new range necessitated much greater provision of accommodation for soldiers in this area, which was met with the siting of a large number of Nissen huts around the edge of the paddock to the immediate south of Sykes Farm (see MLI 120277). After the war, the building is thought to have been used as a private house for several years, until floods in 1953 led to the structure being abandoned. The building later became the clubhouse for the Gibraltar Point Sailing Club. The building is single-storey, and is constructed of red brick with a pitched pantile roof. When originally built, the exterior of the building was painted with a camouflage design, although almost all of this paintwork has now (2021) faded. {2}{3}
<1> Dr Mike Osborne, 1999, Defence of Britain Notes, - (Unpublished Document). SLI16825.
<2> Barrie Wilkinson, 2018, The Story of Gibraltar Point, pp.70, 74, 77 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI17012.
<3> Google, 2006->, Google Maps and Street View, Accessed 30/12/2021 (Website). SLI11533.
Monument Types
- BARRACK BLOCK (Second World War - 1940 AD to 1941 AD)
- NAAFI BUILDING (Second World War - 1941 AD to 1945 AD)
- HOUSE (Second World War to Mid 20th Century - 1945 AD? to 1953 AD)
- SAILING CLUB (Mid 20th Century to 21st Century - 1953 AD? to 2050 AD)
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Unpublished Document: Dr Mike Osborne. 1999. Defence of Britain Notes. -. |
| <2> | Bibliographic Reference: Barrie Wilkinson. 2018. The Story of Gibraltar Point. pp.70, 74, 77. |
| <3> | Website: Google. 2006->. Google Maps and Street View. www.google.co.uk/maps. Accessed 30/12/2021. |
Related records
| MLI125932 | Part of: Anti-Tank Artillery Training Range, Gibraltar Point (Monument) |
| MLI43285 | Part of: Gibraltar Point Coastal Defence Battery (Monument) |
| MLI120277 | Related to: Sykes Farm, Croft (Monument) |
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