Description

BRIXHAM

SX95NW BERRY HEAD COUNTRY PARK, Berry Head
1946-1/2/6 Former artillery store approx. 12m W
10/01/75 of coastguard lookout in northern
fort
(Formerly Listed as:
BERRY HEAD COMMON
Berry Head Fort, Old Artillery Store)

GV II

Artillery store, now public shelter. 1795-1802. Coursed stone
rubble. Slated roof. A simple small oblong with wide doorway
on east side, facing the magazine and beyond it, the site of
the gun battery. 1 storey with loft. Front has doorway flanked
by 2 large windows. All 3 have deep rectangular holes in the
jambs, presumably connected with securing the door and window
frames. Plain hatch with wood lintel in top of north gable.
INTERIOR: the loft floor has plain beams and joists, probably
C20. Pye and Slater describe the roof as 'of relatively recent
date'.
(Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Reports: Pye AR:
Berry Head Fort, Brixham: 1990-: 22).

Listing NGR: SX9459756571

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26503232

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Recommended Books

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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)