Summary
Power supply building, Bent Riggs radar station
Identification Images (0)
Monument Types
- GENERATOR HOUSE (Mid 20th C to Early 21st century - 1941 AD to 2050 AD)
Description
Building 2 (Engine House) - A single storey, single cell building of reinforced concrete with a flat concrete roof. The front of the building has a large screen/porch, again of concrete.
Interior: The floor is concrete, as are the walls and ceiling. There are no windows, but there are a series of large rectangular holes (approx. 30cms. By 20cms.) with narrow timber frames, which are lined with a thick card material. The walls are painted an orange/red at the bottom and pale yellow at the top, divided halfway by a thin strip of neutral colour. This strip has a series of small holes containing wooden pegs indicating something was fixed around the walls at this point. Some Bakelite clamps are still in situ, presumably to hold cables.
There is a doorway in the east face of the building with a timber frame still in situ, with traces of dark red paint. Marks on the jambs indicate that there was a double door which opened outwards. Etched on the lintel the words
ENGINE HOUSE
are just visible.
Exterior: The building has a flat concrete roof. The rectangular holes visible on the inside also appear on the external walls but are slightly lower. Inside the holes but flush with the surface, are the remains of metal grilles. Around the holes are a series of screws suggesting they were covered over.
At the side of the south facing wall is a brick lined manhole, covered by a large concrete slab with an iron ring in the centre for lifting. A concrete pipe runs between this and the building. Running through the west facing wall is a small square hole. In the north facing wall is a series of small holes. These seem to correspond in position with those seen in the south facing wall of Building 1. Running from roof to floor are also three vertical marks in the wall suggesting something was fixed to the wall here.
Porch: the porch is formed by a concrete wall, of the same height as the main building, which runs across the front and wraps around the sides of the building. There is a doorway in the front and access is also possible through a doorway at either side. The porch and the main building are both covered by the same roof.
References
- SNA66349 - Report: Newman, M. 2015. Watching Brief Report: Installation of interpretation panels and safety fencing
Bent Riggs Radar Station, Ravenscar
2nd June 2014 and 21st October 2015.
- SZP15597 - Photograph - black and white: Katie Kenyon. 01/03/1998. Generator House, Bent Riggs Radar Station. 4.
- SZP15598 - Photograph - black and white: Katie Kenyon. 01/03/1998. Generator House and fuel store, Bent Riggs Radar Station. 5.
- SZP19451 - Photograph - black and white: Katie Kenyon. 01/03/1998. Generator House, Bent Riggs Radar Station - detail of name plate.. 7.
- SZP19735 - Photograph - black and white: Katie Kenyon. 01/03/1998. Array building, Bent Riggs Radar Station - roof, facing towards engine house and fuel store. 15.
- SZP36165 - Photograph - black and white: Katie Kenyon. 01/03/1998. Generator House, Bent Riggs Radar Station. 6.
- SZP48689 - National Trust Report: Mark Newman. 2000. Bent Riggs Radar Station: Standing Buildings Recording. MNNTYR95.
- SZP9067 - Unpublished document: Katie Kenyon. 1998. Survey of Radar Buildings at Staintondale.
Other Statuses and References
None Recorded
Associated Events
- ENA3804 - Field Survey,
- ENA3832 - Field Survey, Additional Survey, Bent Riggs Radar Station
- ENA7876 - Archaeological Intervention, Watching brief for SMC, Interpretation and fencing, Bent Riggs Radar station
Associated Finds
None Recorded