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| HER Number: | MDV109178 |
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| Name: | Runway 'B', Exeter Airport |
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Summary
Second World War runway.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 995 937 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX99SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Clyst Honiton |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CLYST HONITON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Military structures; earthworks and archaeological remains of World War II, RAF Exeter and post medieval catchmeadows and orchard banks on footprint of modern Exeter Airport and to the east
Other References/Statuses
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RUNWAY (World War II to XXI - 1940 AD to 2015 AD)
Full description
Davis, R. A., 2013, Exeter Skypark, RGF Site Clearance: Photographic Record of Exeter Airport’s Historic Runways, Taxiways and Aprons, 3, 4; Fig 1; Plate 3 (Report - Survey). SDV357037.
Runway B (north-east to south-west) has obviously been unused for some time and the textured tarmac surface has become broken with weeds grouwing through.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV357037 | Report - Survey: Davis, R. A.. 2013. Exeter Skypark, RGF Site Clearance: Photographic Record of Exeter Airport’s Historic Runways, Taxiways and Aprons. Wessex Archaeology Report. 100861.01. A4 Bound + Digital. 3, 4; Fig 1; Plate 3. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 5 2023 2:20PM |
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