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| HER Number: | MDV43583 |
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| Name: | Searchlight at Renney Battery, Wembury |
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Summary
A searchlight emplacement of early twentieth century date is visible on aerial photographs between 1945 and 1969 as a structure overlooking the sea cliffs of Renney Point, to the south-west of Renney Battery. It has since been demolished.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 492 489 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX44NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Wembury |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WEMBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX44NE/3/12
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SEARCHLIGHT EMPLACEMENT (Mid 20th Century to World War II - 1933 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/871, RAF/106G/UK/871 6117-6118 30-SEP-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351258.
A searchlight emplacement of Second World War type is visible as a structure.
Ordnance Survey, 1969, OS/69292, OS/69292 V 023-024 28-JUN-1969 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351291.
The searchlight emplacement remains visible as a structure.
Pye, A. R., 1991, Plymouth Defences Survey (Un-published). SDV145577.
Site visit 12th December 1991. Site of one of two searchlights installed in 1933 to illuminate the sea area in front of Renney Battery. Now demolished; marked on 1963 OS 1:2500 (plan SX4948).
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.
One of two searchlight emplacements of early twentieth century date is visible on aerial photographs from 1945 to 1969 as a structure overlooking the sea cliffs to the south-west of Renney Battery. Structural remains cannot be seen on later available aerial photographs and it has probably been demolished.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV145577 | Un-published: Pye, A. R.. 1991. Plymouth Defences Survey. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material. |
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| SDV351146 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2013-2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital. |
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| SDV351258 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/871. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/871 6117-6118 30-SEP-1945. [Mapped feature: #91767 ] |
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| SDV351291 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1969. OS/69292. Ordnance Survey Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). OS/69292 V 023-024 28-JUN-1969. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV13723 | Part of: Renney Battery, Wembury (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6127 - Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme (NMP) for South-West England - South Coast Devon (Ref: ACD618)
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 31 2023 3:12PM |
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