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| HER Number: | MDV112090 |
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| Name: | Standby Generator, Exminster Radar Station |
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Summary
Brick-built generator building built in 1943.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 957 873 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX98NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Exminster |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | EXMINSTER |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Exminster Radar Station. Structures and earthwork pit and banked features of a Second World War radar station
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RADAR STATION SET HOUSE (Built, World War II - 1943 AD to 1943 AD)
Full description
Passmore, A. + Passmore, M., 2004, Radar on the Marshes. A Brief History and Archaeology of Royal Air Force Station Exminster, 31; Fig 4; Plates 6, 7 (Report - non-specific). SDV347965.
A standby generator building (standby set house) was built in 1943.
It is a two-part brick structure mainly in English bond. The northern part is rectangular (9.01 by 7 metres), single storey, with a flat, wartime concrete roof, now covered in felt. An original window in the west elevation has been replaced by more modern windows. Despite recent structural alterations it was possible at the time of survey to establish the position of an original entrance on the southern elevation, and the existence of a blast wall protecting that entrance. Within this protected area the position of an original window was noted.
The southern part of the building is also rectangular (8.33 by 6.53 metres), of two-storey appearance, but in fact single-storey. It has a flat, felt roof, covering original concrete. There are high-level vents on the eastern elevation and a stack built into the northern elevation. This elevation also has three bocked windows or vents without lintels, which are likely to be of post-war origin.
The building has been altered by the construction of a room infilling the gap between the standby set house and the operations block, and by the erection of structure.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV347965 | Report - non-specific: Passmore, A. + Passmore, M.. 2004. Radar on the Marshes. A Brief History and Archaeology of Royal Air Force Station Exminster. A4 Grip Bound + Digital. 31; Fig 4; Plates 6, 7. [Mapped feature: #71538 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV52954 | Part of: Exminster Radar Station (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV5416 - Survey of RAF Exminster
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 29 2015 2:11PM |
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