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| Name: | Defensible Shelter, RAF Wellingore |
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| HER Number: | MLI125147 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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Summary
Second World War defensible shelter with embrasures. One of two shelters in this area, defending the north-eastern approach to RAF Wellingore.
| Grid Reference: | SK 990 549 |
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| Map Sheet: | SK95SE |
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| Parish: | WELLINGORE, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Full description
Concrete defensible shelter with embrasures. One of two shelters in this area, defending an adjacent former aircraft dispersal pen, and the north-eastern approach to RAF Wellingore. {1}{2}
<1> Dr Mike Osborne, 2008, Pillboxes of Britain and Ireland, p.283 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI17071.
<2> Council for British Archaeology, 2006, Defence of Britain Archive, 5306 (Digital Archive). SLI14623.
Monument Types
- AIRFIELD DEFENCE SITE (Second World War to 21st Century - 1940 AD to 2050 AD)
Associated Events
- Site Visit to the Defensible Shelter, RAF Wellingore
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Bibliographic Reference: Dr Mike Osborne. 2008. Pillboxes of Britain and Ireland. p.283. |
| <2> | Digital Archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2006. Defence of Britain Archive. 5306. |
Related records
| MLI60622 | Part of: RAF Wellingore (Monument) |
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