Monument record MWX4715 - Late 19th century East Weare barracks, Portland

East Weare barracks were constructed in 1880, converted to a coastguard station in 1914, and are now dilapidated. They are visible on aerial photographs of 1946 and 2009.

BARRACKS. From site list with letter. Isle of Portland, East Weare Camp. Grade II. Recorder - R. Perry. <1-3>

Unidentified structure seen on a 1940s AP. <4>

The structure described in <4> is East Weare barracks. East Weare barracks were constructed in 1880, converted to a coastguard station in 1914, and are now dilapidated. They are visible on aerial photographs of 1946 and 2009 <5-6>. The barracks block is a square building, with four ancillary buildings or structures around it. This site was digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).

<1> Council for British Archaeology, 1995, Defence of Britain Project, 2585 (Digital archive). SWX5.

<2> Council for British Archaeology, 2003, Defence of Britain Project Database, 2585 (Machine readable data file). SDO128.

<3> Council for British Archaeology, 2006, Defence of Britain Project Archive DEB01, 2585 (Excavation archive). SDO17227.

<4> Anon, 1940, 1940s APs, AP40_369000E_74000N (Digital archive). SWX8819.

<5> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3229-30 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13055.

<6> XX-XXX-2009, Google Earth (Aerial Photograph). SDO12705.

<7> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1413255 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Jun 14 2023 4:04PM