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| HER Number: | MDV56501 |
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| Name: | Station Armoury, Dunkeswell Airfield |
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Summary
Station armoury. Construction: rendered 4.5 inch brick with piers supporting steel trusses at ten feet centres. Function: station armourers filled ammunition belts using special machines in the station armoury; they operated a colour code system to arrive at the correct mix of ammunition. A loaded belt could include quantities of the following - tracer (red), armour piercing (green), incendiaries (blue) and ball (purple). Associated with small arms ammunition stores (saa) and workshops. Currently not used but in good condition (francis).
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 137 076 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST10NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Dunkeswell |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | DUNKESWELL |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: ST10NW/41/41
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILITARY BUILDING (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV130575.
Francis, p. /blackdown hills airfield survey/(1995)/dunkeswell: 47.
Francis, P., 1995, Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery. (Report - Survey). SDV312951.
Station armoury. Construction: rendered 4.5 inch brick with piers supporting steel trusses at ten feet centres. Function: station armourers filled ammunition belts using special machines in the station armoury; they operated a colour code system to arrive at the correct mix of ammunition. A loaded belt could include quantities of the following - tracer (red), armour piercing (green), incendiaries (blue) and ball (purple). Associated with small arms ammunition stores (saa) and workshops. Currently not used but in good condition (francis).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV130575 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV312951 | Report - Survey: Francis, P.. 1995. Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery.. Blackdown Hills AONB. Digital + A4. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV45090 | Part of: Dunkeswell Airfield, Dunkeswell (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 27 2015 10:37AM |
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