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| HER Number: | MDV123779 |
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| Name: | Site of Victoria Shipyard, Berry Head Road, Brixham |
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Summary
The site of the Victoria shipyard was situated behind Brixham Breakwater, on what is now breakwater beach.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 931 566 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX95NW |
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| Admin Area | Torbay |
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| Civil Parish | Brixham |
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| District | Torbay |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRIXHAM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SHIPYARD (XIX to XX - 1892 AD to 1933 AD (Between))
Full description
Torbay HER record (SMR record). SDV361984.
Imported from Torbay HER
Behenna, J., 1974, Westcountry Shipwrecks, p.39 (Monograph). SDV362564.
The site of the Victoria shipyard was situated behind Brixham Breakwater, on what is now breakwater beach. It was in operation by 1892 when the fishing smack Vesper was built there. . The site was cleared before 1933; it is now a carpark.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV361984 | SMR record: Torbay HER record. |
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| SDV362564 | Monograph: Behenna, J.. 1974. Westcountry Shipwrecks. . p.39. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV44125 | Related to: Victoria Shipyard (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 26 2019 6:41PM |
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