Monument record MLI117755 - Rimac House, Saltfleetby
Summary
Former 19th century farmstead, demolished in the mid 20th century.
Type and Period (1)
- FARMSTEAD (Post Medieval to Mid 20th Century - 1800 AD? to 1960 AD?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Rimac House, Saltfleetby. Redeveloped 19th century farmstead. Row. The farmhouse is detached from the main working complex. Isolated location. Demolished in the mid 20th century. {1}
Several army platoon units are known to have been based at Rimac House during the Second World War, with a Forward Section Post being established here to protect the exit from the adjacent beach. {2}{3}
The majority of the former farm buildings were demolished in the mid 20th century, probably at some point in the late 1950s or early 1960s. {4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI15702 Digital Archive: English Heritage. 2015. English Heritage Farmsteads Project. 2572.
- <2> SLI14623 Digital Archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2006. Defence of Britain Archive. 16206.
- <3> SLI17088 Bibliographic Reference: William Foot. 2006. Beaches, Fields, Streets, and Hills… : The Anti-Invasion Landscapes of England, 1940. CBA Research Report 144, pp.166-73.
- <4> SLI122 Aerial Photograph: Hunting Surveys Ltd. 1971-2. Hunting Surveys Aerial Photography. Run 47, Frame 7004 (01/08/1971).
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred TF 4671 9167 (117m by 90m) Estimated from Sources |
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Civil Parish | SALTFLEETBY ST CLEMENT, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Jul 20 2022 10:09AM
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