Nether Stowey Patrol

A.K.A. (nickname)
Fiddington
County Group
Somerset Group 6 - Bridgwater
Locality

Nether Stowey is a large village in the Sedgemoor district of Somerset

Patrol members
Name Occupation Posted from Until
Sergeant Cuthbert Thomas Herniman

Farmer

 23 Sep 1940 03 Dec 1944
Corporal John Prowse

Builder's labourer

 23 Sep 1940 03 Dec 1944
Private Herbert Arthur James Cavill

Farm assistant

 23 Sep 1940 03 Dec 1944
Private William George Day

Farmer helping father

 22 Jul 1942 03 Dec 1944
Private Henry James Hurford

Smallholder

 23 Sep 1940 03 Dec 1944
Private Frederick Palmer

Roadstone quarrier

 23 Sep 1940 12 Nov 1942
Private Gerald Henry Sweet

Estate mason

 23 Sep 1940 03 Dec 1944
Private Edwin Charles Trout

Road stone quarrier

 01 Jul 1941 03 Dec 1944
Operational Base (OB)

In July 2018 CART were allowed access to dig at the OB remains. Access a precis of the report here.

Patrol & OB pictures
Nether Stowey Patrol photo
Rear; Henry Hurford and John Prowse. Front Sergeant Cuthbert Herniman and Herbert Cavill (from the Prowse family)
Nether Stowey OB used as rubbish dump
OB used as rubbish dump
Nether Stowey OB entrance full of debris
OB entrance full of debris
Nether Stowey OB cleared out
OB cleared out
Nether Stowey OB Field Sketch
Field Sketch
Nether Stowey OB exit of escape tunnel
OB escape tunnel exit
Nether Stowey OB escape tunnel exit cleaned up - unusual tiles
Escape tunnel exit cleaned up - unusual tiles
Nether Stowey OB escape tunnel exposed
Escape tunnel exposed
Nether Stowey OB escape tunnel - outside looking in
Escape tunnel - outside looking in
Nether Stowey OB escape tunnel - inside looking out
Escape tunnel - inside looking out
Nether Stowey OB ceramic ventilation pipes
Ceramic ventilation pipes
Nether Stowey OB view from main chamber into small storage room with escape tunnel
View from main chamber into small storage room with escape tunnel
Nether Stowey OB vent pipe and corregated elephant iron
Vent pipe and corregated elephant iron
Nether Stowey OB lead found on top of the buried escape pipework
Lead found on top of the buried escape pipework
Nether Stowey OB elephant shelter roof bolts
Elephant shelter roof bolts
Nether Stowey OB escape tunnel is the lower void. Upper one blanked off for storage
Escape tunnel is the lower void. Upper one blanked off for storage
Nether Stowey OB storage above escape tunnel below
Storage above, escape tunnel below
Nether Stowey OB excavation
Nether Stowey OB excavation
Nether Stowey OB under central trees
Nether Stowey OB under central trees
Nether Stowey OB excavation
Nether Stowey OB excavation
Nether Stowey OB excavation
Nether Stowey OB excavation
Nether Stowey OB excavation
Nether Stowey OB excavation wire on floor surface
Nether Stowey OB excavation
Nether Stowey OB excavation
Nether Stowey OB excavation wire running up wall
Nether Stowey OB excavation wire running up wall
Nether Stowey OB excavation
Nether Stowey OB excavation
Nether Stowey OB excavation
Nether Stowey OB excavation vent pipe
Nether Stowey OB excavation
Nether Stowey OB excavation
Nether Stowey OB excavation
Nether Stowey OB excavation
Nether Stowey OB excavation
Nether Stowey OB excavation bolt
Nether Stowey OB excavation
Nether Stowey OB excavation
Nether Stowey OB excavation
Nether Stowey OB excavation
OB Status
Collapsed with few visible remains
OB accessibility
This OB is on private land. Please do not be tempted to trespass to see it
Location

Nether Stowey Patrol

References

Chris Perry

TNA ref WO199/3390 & WO199/3391

Hancock data held at B.R.A

1939 Register

David Payne

Kathleen Rogers