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22 Mar 2010 20:54 #21
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You can tell a builder from an archaeologist by the size of his trowel. Mine is a small one!
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Heathfield was a large dispersed storage depot built by the 97th Construction Battalion comprising two separate sites. One of these may have been the headquarters, camp area and open storage park, was situated on the Browhillridge Plantation, adjacent to the Heathfield Great Western Potteries & Brick Works. An existing road called Snowhill that served potteries workers cottages, was extended and a network of roads added to provide access to a number of Quonset type huts and a tented camp.
American manufactured buildings on this site comprised the following:
three 40ft span x 100ft Steel Arched-Rib Utilities (Quonsets)
38 20ft span of three different lengths Steel Arched-Rib Utilities (Quonsets)
The second site built on Knighton Heath, just east of Chudleigh Knighton, consisted of groups of either three or two, 20ft span Arched Rib Utility huts. These were erected along existing and new paths on the heath and each group was separated from its neighbour by 100ft. At least 32 groups comprising a total of 86 huts were erected in this way and two 40ft span Arched Rib Utility huts were also built on this site.
American manufactured buildings on this site comprised the following:
three 40ft span x 100ft Steel Arched-Rib Utilities (Quonsets)
38 20ft span of three different lengths Steel Arched-Rib Utilities (Quonsets)
The second site built on Knighton Heath, just east of Chudleigh Knighton, consisted of groups of either three or two, 20ft span Arched Rib Utility huts. These were erected along existing and new paths on the heath and each group was separated from its neighbour by 100ft. At least 32 groups comprising a total of 86 huts were erected in this way and two 40ft span Arched Rib Utility huts were also built on this site.
You can tell a builder from an archaeologist by the size of his trowel. Mine is a small one!
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23 Mar 2010 07:03 #22
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Fascinating Paul and thankyou very much for that, where did this information come from please?
I have noted the grouping and spacing of the huts as per your description.
On a farm very close to the site is this hut, It's probably a little too far away to be in situ, so I wonder it it may have been moved here after the war. Both ends have been replaced.
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Heathfield was a large dispersed storage depot built by the 97th Construction Battalion comprising two separate sites. One of these may have been the headquarters, camp area and open storage park, was situated on the Browhillridge Plantation, adjacent to the Heathfield Great Western Potteries & Brick Works. An existing road called Snowhill that served potteries workers cottages, was extended and a network of roads added to provide access to a number of Quonset type huts and a tented camp.
American manufactured buildings on this site comprised the following:
three 40ft span x 100ft Steel Arched-Rib Utilities (Quonsets)
38 20ft span of three different lengths Steel Arched-Rib Utilities (Quonsets)
The second site built on Knighton Heath, just east of Chudleigh Knighton, consisted of groups of either three or two, 20ft span Arched Rib Utility huts. These were erected along existing and new paths on the heath and each group was separated from its neighbour by 100ft. At least 32 groups comprising a total of 86 huts were erected in this way and two 40ft span Arched Rib Utility huts were also built on this site.
Fascinating Paul and thankyou very much for that, where did this information come from please?
I have noted the grouping and spacing of the huts as per your description.
On a farm very close to the site is this hut, It's probably a little too far away to be in situ, so I wonder it it may have been moved here after the war. Both ends have been replaced.
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23 Mar 2010 08:40 #23
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With a branch line railway passing south of the fuel depot area I guess it made sense to runs either spurs or sidings to serve the depot.
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23 Mar 2010 08:47 #24
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You can tell a builder from an archaeologist by the size of his trowel. Mine is a small one!
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The info came from a report I did for Exeter City Council in July 1997, on the US Amphibious Supply Depot in Topsham. It included potted histories on all the sub-depots, much of the info on the buildings coming from photo interoperation of the council's image collection.
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23 Mar 2010 08:50 #25
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You can tell a builder from an archaeologist by the size of his trowel. Mine is a small one!
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I am not sure about you image, but you are probably correct when you say it has been relocated from the sub-depot.
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25 Mar 2010 02:01 #26
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Hi Peter, plenty of sunshine and clear blue skies. Actually have some folks from Chudleigh Knighton visiting me at present. Finding this site fascinating and have forwarded it to my parents who still reside there.Welcome Kipsie, what's the weather like down south?
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25 Mar 2010 04:39 #27
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Actually have some folks from Chudleigh Knighton visiting me at present. Finding this site fascinating and have forwarded it to my parents who still reside there.
Great. Seniors can add a lot of personal memories which adds to the detail of many sites we discuss.
Great. Seniors can add a lot of personal memories which adds to the detail of many sites we discuss.
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13 Apr 2011 18:35 #28
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hi pat pattel can you give me some info on your map site on location of the chudleigh site where did you get the map site from as this does not tally with the one i have i would like to tally the both up to see what is what as mine has a date and more in fo of wha t was stored in what hut please respond regards doggreen torquay
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13 Apr 2011 18:41 #29
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hi pat pattle i know where 2 of the large nissan stlyle huts went after the war and some of the flooring went to we have proof and photos please reply regards doggreen torquay
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13 Apr 2011 18:55 #30
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You can tell a builder from an archaeologist by the size of his trowel. Mine is a small one!
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You may need to PM him Doggreen as PPs last post is a year old.
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