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Summary

A sewage works (Dispersed Site 13) of Second World War date is visible as a series of structures and earthwork banked features on aerial photographs of 1943 onwards, to the southeast of Dunkeswell airfield. Aerial photographs of 2014 show the site to be overgrown and partly developed on, although structures and earthworks may well survive.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: ST10NW/42/6

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• MILITARY BUILDING (Built, World War II - 1939 AD (Between) to 1945 AD (Between))
• SEWAGE WORKS (Constructed, World War II - 1939 AD (Between) to 1945 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1942, RAF/16B/BR425/3, RAF/16B/BR425/3 V 36 02-FEB-1942 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359929.

The sewage works has not yet been constructed.

Royal Air Force, 1942, RAF/FNO/38, RAF/FNO/38 RV 6021 11-JUL-1942 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359770.

Construction of the sewage works has commenced.

United States Airforce, 1943, US/7PH/GP/LOC14, US/7PH/GP/LOC14 RV 6005 09-AUG-1943 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359565.

A range of structures and earthwork banked features are visible.

Royal Air Force, 1947, CPE/UK 1974, 4298 (Aerial Photograph). SDV101169.

Sewage works? visible on RAF aerial photo. Presumably associated with the barracks complex.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4297-4298 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

A number of structures and earthwork banked features are visible.

Ordnance Survey, 1968, ST10NW (Cartographic). SDV129545.

Works (disused) marked.

Ordnance Survey, 1982, OS/82219 V, OS/82219 V 1630 03-SEP-1982 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357675.

Structures are visible.

Francis, P., 1995, Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery, 75, Appendix 2 (Report - Survey). SDV312951.

Access was not possible to Site 13, sewage disposal works, which was not inspected.

Next Perspectives, 2014, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1407 08-SEP-2014 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359479.

The site of the sewage works has been partly developed and is largely overgrown, although structures and earthworks may still survive.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.

A sewage works (Dispersed Site 13) of Second World War date is visible as a series of structures and earthwork banked features on aerial photographs of 1943 onwards, to the southeast of Dunkeswell airfield. The sewage works, which was associated with the dispersed accommodation camps located to the immediate west, comprises a range of structures and two earthwork banked features of possible spoil heaps, within an area of approximately 1.35 hectares. The sewage works and associated camps are all interconnected by a series of trackways, some of which are still partly extant on modern digital mapping. The sewage works, which has been partly constructed by 11th July, remains largely unaltered on aerial photographs of 1947. By 1982, the site has been partly cleared, although several structures are extant. By 2014, the site, which is partly overgrown, has been partly developed on, although structures and earthworks may well survive. In accordance with standard NMP methodology, any structures and/or earthworks associated with this camp which are depicted on modern digital mapping were not transcribed during this survey.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV101169	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. CPE/UK 1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4298.
SDV129545	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1968. ST10NW. Ordnance Survey 6 inch map. Map (Paper).
SDV312951	Report - Survey: Francis, P.. 1995. Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery. Blackdown Hills AONB. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. 75, Appendix 2.
SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4297-4298 11-APR-1947. [Mapped feature: #92387 ]
SDV357675	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1982. OS/82219 V. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/82219 V 1630 03-SEP-1982.
SDV359463	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2016-2018. The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. Historic England Research Report. Digital.
	Linked documents:2
SDV359479	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2014. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1407 08-SEP-2014.
SDV359565	Aerial Photograph: United States Airforce. 1943. US/7PH/GP/LOC14. United States Airforce. Photograph (Paper). US/7PH/GP/LOC14 RV 6005 09-AUG-1943.
SDV359770	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1942. RAF/FNO/38. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photocopy. RAF/FNO/38 RV 6021 11-JUL-1942.
SDV359929	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1942. RAF/16B/BR425/3. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/16B/BR425/3 V 36 02-FEB-1942.

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV4948 - Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey
• EDV7508 - The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Ref: ACD1228)

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