Second World War bombing range target indicator and observation post is a Grade II listed building in the North Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 August 2019. Observation post.
Second World War bombing range target indicator and observation post
- WRENN ID
- gaunt-copper-holly
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Devon
- Constituency
- North Devon MP: Ian Roome (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 August 2019
- Type
- Observation post
- OS grid reference
- SS 447 405
- Coordinates
- 51.14323, -4.22117
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This structure is a Second World War bombing range target indicator and observation post, built around 1942, overlooking Putsborough Sands and Morte Bay.
The target indicator consists of concrete slabs arranged in the shape of an arrow, which points north-east and downhill. The shaft of the arrow measures approximately 13 meters in length, while each side of the arrowhead is about 8 meters long.
Located approximately 30 meters to the west of the tip of the arrow is a single-storey observation post, which has a rectangular plan. It is made of brick with concrete render and features a flat roof with a projecting cornice and plinth, along with a projecting porch on the south side that is slightly lower than the main roof. The east and west sides each have one window, while the north side has a large central window flanked by two narrower windows. All windows are blocked, but small protruding cills remain, and the doorway is also bricked-up. On the west side, there is a shallow water trough at ground level. The structure includes pieces of protruding steelwork, which are assumed to be part of its construction. Details about the interior are not known.
Local climate
Second World War bombing range target indicator and observation post sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,050 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 5 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 2 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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