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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 (World War I to World War II - 1914 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Watts, S., 10/10/2015, Operations Block, Dunkeswell (Ground Photograph). SDV359382.
Only the concrete base of the guard house remains.
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Guard house visible.
Francis, P., 1995, Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery. (Report - Survey). SDV312951.
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
| SDV312951 | Report - Survey: Francis, P.. 1995. Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery.. Blackdown Hills AONB. Digital + A4. |
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| 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.. 10/10/2015. 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, Dunkeswell (Monument) |
| MDV56527 | Related to: Operations Block, Dunkeswell Airfield (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4948 - Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 7 2019 10:36AM |
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