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| HER Number: | MDV106170 |
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| Name: | Radar Station Accommodation Camp, Stoneleigh, Branscombe |
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Summary
The accommodation camp at Stoneleigh was built in 1941 or 1942 for military operators at Beer Head radar station, some four miles away. The camp, visible on an RAF photo of 1946, comprised 23 small buildings which included sleeping shelters and a small rifle range.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 163 891 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY18NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Branscombe |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRANSCOMBE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ACCOMMODATION HUT (Built, World War II - 1941 AD (Between) to 1942 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Camp clearly visible.
Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, 79 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.
Group of buildings to south of Slade Lane (now part of holiday camp) represents accommodation camp associated with Beer Head Radar Station as shown on 1946 AP. Camp contained 23 buildings and a small rifle range.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
'Stoneleigh' marked. A number of the existing buildings appear to occupy identical footprints to those shown on the 1946-49 aerial photography.
Historic England, 2023, WW2 bunker next to 31 Stoneleigh Holiday Park, Devon (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV365425.
Notification that Historic England has been asked to assess a former Second World War sleeping bunker at Stoneleigh for listing. The application was prompted by a planning application which includes the demolition of the shelter. Having considered the application and completed an assessment of the site, it has been decided not to add the bunker to the List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest at this time.
The accommodation camp at Stoneleigh was built in 1941 or 1942 for military operators at Beer Head radar station, some four miles away, and is likely to have been built to a standard design as one of the many similar camps built for non-combatant military personnel during the Second World War. The camp, visible on an RAF photo of 1946, comprised 23 small buildings which included sleeping shelters and a small rifle range. The sleeping shelter which is the subject of this assessment is in the north-west corner, orientated east-west, parallel to the road.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #65605 ] |
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| SDV351568 | Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003-2004. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material. 79. |
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| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV365425 | List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Historic England. 2023. WW2 bunker next to 31 Stoneleigh Holiday Park, Devon. Notification of Decision Not to Add Building to List. Email. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV134047 | Parent of: Sleeping bunker at Stoneleigh Accommodation Camp, Branscombe (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 14 2023 1:05PM |
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