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| HER Number: | MDV43585 |
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| Name: | Second World War Directing Post at Renney Battery, Wembury |
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Summary
A searchlight directing post 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/3/14
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILITARY BUILDING (Mid 20th Century to World War II - 1933 AD (Between) to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/871, RAF/106G/UK/871 6117-6118 30-SEP-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351258.
A small square shaped structure is visible.
Ordnance Survey, 1969, OS/69292, OS/69292 V 023-024 28-JUN-1969 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351291.
The structure remains visible.
Pye, A. R., 1991, Plymouth Defences Survey (Un-published). SDV145577.
Site visit 12th December 1991. Probable site of the directing post built with the two searchlights at Renney Battery in 1933. 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.
A directing post of early twentieth century date is visible on aerial photographs between 1945 and 1969 as a structure overlooking the sea cliffs to the south-west of Renney Battery. The directing post was probably associated with the two searchlight emplacements located to the south. Structural remains cannot be seen on later 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: #91769 ] |
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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 2:31PM |
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