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HER Number:MDV127181
Name:Air raid shelter at Noss on Dart Marina, Kingswear

Summary

A brick-built, flat-roofed surface shelter with a blast wall in front of the entrances. Possibly an air raid shelter.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 880 530
Map Sheet:SX85SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishKingswear
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishBRIXHAM

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • AIR RAID SHELTER? (Built, World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))

Full description

Exeter Archaeology, 2002, Archaeological Assessment of Noss Marina Kingswear, Devon, 6 (Report - Assessment). SDV336131.

5. Air raid shelter (?). A rectangular brick structure with concrete floors and a flat concrete slab roof. It is divided into two identical units comprising two rooms separated by a smaller one. All have separate entrances with a single blast wall. A Second World War structure, possibly an air raid shelter.

Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.

Building shown.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336131Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2002. Archaeological Assessment of Noss Marina Kingswear, Devon. Exeter Archaeology Report. 02.38. Digital. 6.
SDV363413Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #123565 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV8521Part of: Philips Shipyard, Kingswear (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8210 - Archaeological assessment of Noss Marina

Date Last Edited:Jan 3 2020 3:54PM