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| HER Number: | MDV114140 |
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| Name: | Guard House adjacent to the Operations Block, Dunkeswell Airfield |
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Summary
Site of the guard house. This was a seven sided handcraft hut. Only its concrete base remains.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 136 073 |
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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
- SHINE: Second World War blast shelters and site of guard house associated with the operations block at Dunkeswell Airfield
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILITARY BUILDING (Built, World War I to World War II - 1914 AD (Between) to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Guard house visible.
Watts, S., 2015, Operations Block, Dunkeswell (Ground Photograph). SDV359382.
Only the concrete base of the guard house remains.
SWHT, Unknown, Guard House (Ground Photograph). SDV359384.
War-time photo of the parade ground at Dunkeswell Airfield which just shows the guard house on the right hand side. This was a seven sided handcraft hut.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #73474 ] |
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| SDV359382 | Ground Photograph: Watts, S.. 2015. Operations Block, Dunkeswell. Digital. |
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| SDV359384 | Ground Photograph: SWHT. Unknown. Guard House. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV45090 | Part of: Dunkeswell Airfield (Monument) |
| MDV56527 | Related to: Operations Block, Dunkeswell Airfield (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 10 2025 5:54PM |
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