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| HER Number: | MDV78933 |
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| Name: | Military Buildings, HMS Cambridge, Wembury Point |
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Summary
Several buildings along the north side of Marine Drive, associated with HMS Cambridge. Demolished in 2003.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 499 484 |
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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
- SHINE: Military earthworks, buildings and structural remains at HMS Cambridge, Wembury Point
Other References/Statuses
- National Trust SMR: 104335
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILITARY SUPPORT BUILDING (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
GetMapping, 1999 - 2000, Millennium Map 1999-2000 Getmapping (Aerial Photograph). SDV321648.
Row of buildings visible on north side of Marine Drive. Map object based on this Source.
Berry, N., 2006, Archaeological and Historic Landscape Survey of Wembury Point and The Mewstone, Wembury, Devon, 19 (Report - Survey). SDV345992.
Buildings along Marine drive, associated with HMS Cambridge, and demolished in 2003. These included workshops, a NAAFI, electricity substation and oil store. Now a landscaped area about 120 metres long, the ground is covered with fragments of concrete, gravel, building debris and disturbed bedrock. Other details: Figures 2-3; map; site inventory no. 021.
Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.
Map object based on this Source.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV321648 | Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 1999 - 2000. Millennium Map 1999-2000 Getmapping. Millennium Map. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV344030 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV345992 | Report - Survey: Berry, N.. 2006. Archaeological and Historic Landscape Survey of Wembury Point and The Mewstone, Wembury, Devon. National Trust Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. 19. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV50865 | Part of: HMS Cambridge, Wembury Point (Monument) |
| MDV50865 | Related to: HMS Cambridge, Wembury Point (Monument) |
| MDV55112 | Related to: Gunnery Training Area, HMS Cambridge (Monument) |
| MDV50865 | Part of: HMS Cambridge, Wembury Point (Monument) |
| MDV50865 | Related to: HMS Cambridge, Wembury Point (Monument) |
| MDV103948 | Related to: Second World War Gunnery Training School, Wembury Point (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4959 - Survey of Wembury Point and the Mewstone, Wembury, Devon
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 26 2018 9:49AM |
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