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| HER Number: | MDV56515 |
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| Name: | Small-Arms Ammunition Workshop, Dunkeswell Airfield |
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Summary
Workshop near the operations block. A handcraft hut consisting of asbestos cement sheeting bolted together to form a seven sided building 18 feet across. The end walls are of brick.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 136 074 |
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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/41/55
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WORKSHOP (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV131161.
Francis, p. /blackdown hills airfield survey/(1995)/dunkeswell: 62.
Watts, S., 10/12/2015, Workshop at Dunkeswell Airfield (Ground Photograph). SDV359386.
Francis, P., 1995, Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery., 46 (Report - Survey). SDV312951.
Small arms ammunition workshop. Construction: universal asbestos company ltd - handcraft hut consisting of trough-shaped asbestos cement sheeting bolted together forming a seven-sided building of 18 feet span in cross-section. End walls of rendered 4.5 inch brick. Function: this was a saa workshop hut with plenty of electrical sockets. This is an interesting building group for the following reasons - i) hutting grouped together with the original function for the storage of small arms ammunition. Ii) a collection of prefabricated hutting of the handcraft type. All are in good condition despite not having any doors (francis).
Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV131161 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV312951 | Report - Survey: Francis, P.. 1995. Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery.. Blackdown Hills AONB. Digital + A4. 46. |
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| SDV359352 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2016. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #95554 ] |
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| SDV359386 | Ground Photograph: Watts, S.. 10/12/2015. Workshop at Dunkeswell Airfield. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV45090 | Part of: Dunkeswell Airfield, Dunkeswell (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4948 - Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 27 2016 3:46PM |
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