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| HER Number: | MDV55082 |
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| Name: | Mess Hall and Possible Accommodation Block at RAF Branscombe Radar Station |
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Summary
Mess hall and possible accommodation block, to west of Kings Down Tail farm, on the north side of the B3052.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 170 906 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY19SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Southleigh |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | COLYTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY19SE/153/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILITARY BUILDING (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Horner, W., 1995, Untitled Source (Personal Comment). SDV345193.
Buildings of no.13 radar station, Branscombe, may still survive around Kings Down Tail Farm.
Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, 251 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.
Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.
Passmore, A. + Passmore, M., 2010, RAF Branscombe Administrative Site, 2 (Leaflet). SDV345192.
Some well preserved Second World War Air Ministry brick and cement-rendered huts associated with the former RAF Branscombe radar station can be seen in the Kings Down Tail Caravan and Camping Park, near Branscombe. The structures were associated with the administration and security of the station, whose technical site was located to the south across the B3052 between Gatedown Lane and the road to Bulstone. The main domestic site was located at nearby at Weston. A photograph of the mess hall and possible accommodatioin for RAF Regiment personnel appears on page one. Other details: Photograph.
Passmore, M. + Passmore, A., 2011, Royal Air Force Air Defence Radar Station Branscombe, 2-3 (Leaflet). SDV347307.
Other details: Photograph.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV344030 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #95069 ] |
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| SDV345192 | Leaflet: Passmore, A. + Passmore, M.. 2010. RAF Branscombe Administrative Site. A Brief Introduction to Twentieth Century Military and Civil Defence Archae. 6. A4 Folded + digital. 2. |
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| SDV345193 | Personal Comment: Horner, W.. 1995. |
| SDV347307 | Leaflet: Passmore, M. + Passmore, A.. 2011. Royal Air Force Air Defence Radar Station Branscombe. A Brief Introduction to Twentieth Century Military and Civil Defence Archae. 34. A4 Folded + digital. 2-3. |
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| SDV351568 | Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003-2004. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material. 251. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV55081 | Part of: Branscombe Radar Station (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4888 - Site Visit to RAF Branscombe Radar Station Administrative Site
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 22 2014 3:01PM |
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