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| HER Number: | MDV78412 |
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| Name: | Guardroom at RAF Branscombe Radar Station |
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Summary
The former guardroom associated with RAF Branscombe Radar Station which still retains its wartime layout and some original features. The building on the north side of the A3052 is now part of a caravan park.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 171 906 |
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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: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- GUARDHOUSE (Built, World War II - 1939 AD (Between) to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Taylor, B., 1997, NAAFI at Kingsdown Tail (Worksheet). SDV366081.
Site visit 13th June 1997. Photo showing the guardhut.
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. One building on this site is a former guardroom which has been recorded in photograph, plan and elevation. Despite some alterations to suit current use, the building still retains several original features, for example a fuse box, light switches and doors on which can still be deciphered the words TOILET, NCO, and possibly ORDERLY OFFICER. The internal layout still reflects that of its RAF days. Other details: Photographs, plan.
Passmore, M. + Passmore, A., 2011, Royal Air Force Air Defence Radar Station Branscombe, 3 (Leaflet). SDV347307.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV344030 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #105291 ] |
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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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| 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. 3. |
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| SDV366081 | Worksheet: Taylor, B.. 1997. NAAFI at Kingsdown Tail. Defence of Britain Project. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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: | Aug 22 2024 4:36PM |
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