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| HER Number: | MDV48838 |
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| Name: | Dispersed Accommodation, Winkleigh Airfield |
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Summary
Compound of military buildings visible on 1946 photography. Six buildings and 16 concrete bases survive.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 631 085 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS60NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Winkleigh |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WINKLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS60NW/25
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- DISPERSED SITE (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, 3G/TUD/UK/159/5184 (Aerial Photograph). SDV337267.
Compound of military buildings visible.
Horner, W., 1995, RAF Winkleigh (Worksheet). SDV357491.
RAF Winkleigh dispersed accommodation site at SS632085. This is marked on the Ordnance Survey 6 inch map as a cemetery. The temporary brick central ablutions block is still standing at SS63200835, converted to a house. There is a cemetery in the north-east corner of the site and an earth covered air raid shelter still survives in the south-east corner.
Horner, W., 1995, Untitled Source (Ground Photograph). SDV337270.
Visited 4/2/1995. Other details: Slide.
ACE Archaeology Club, 1999, Winkleigh Airfield Survey (Un-published). SDV20447.
The survey of Winkleigh Airfield by ACE Archeaology Club in 1999 compared the 1945 plan with surviving structures. Six buildings and 16 concrete bases remain at Site 5 to the west of the road .
ACE Archaeology Club, 2008, Winkleigh Airfield, 9 (Report - Survey). SDV359876.
Site 5. Included officers and sergeants quarters and airmens barrack blocks. See report for more information on individual sites and buildings.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV20447 | Un-published: ACE Archaeology Club. 1999. Winkleigh Airfield Survey. Digital. |
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| SDV337267 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. 3G/TUD/UK/159/5184. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). [Mapped feature: #93318 ] |
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| SDV337270 | Ground Photograph: Horner, W.. 1995. Slide. |
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| SDV357491 | Worksheet: Horner, W.. 1995. RAF Winkleigh. Defence of Britain Project. Worksheet + Digital. |
| SDV359876 | Report - Survey: ACE Archaeology Club. 2008. Winkleigh Airfield. ACE Archaeology. Digital. 9. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV67843 | Parent of: Air Raid Shelter, Winkleigh Airfield Dispersed Accommodation Site (Monument) |
| MDV76591 | Parent of: Air Raid Shelter, Winkleigh Airfield Dispersed Accommodation Site (Monument) |
| MDV76634 | Parent of: Air Raid Shelter, Winkleigh Airfield Dispersed Accommodation Site (Monument) |
| MDV76635 | Parent of: Air Raid Shelter, Winkleigh Airfield Dispersed Accommodation Site (Monument) |
| MDV76636 | Parent of: Air Raid Shelter, Winkleigh Airfield Dispersed Accommodation Site (Monument) |
| MDV76598 | Parent of: Airmen's Barrack Block, Winkleigh Airfield Dispersed Accommodation Site (Monument) |
| MDV76599 | Parent of: Airmen's Barrack Block, Winkleigh Airfield Dispersed Accommodation Site (Monument) |
| MDV76600 | Parent of: Airmen's Barrack Block, Winkleigh Airfield Dispersed Accommodation Site (Monument) |
| MDV76611 | Parent of: Airmen's Barrack Block, Winkleigh Airfield Dispersed Accommodation Site (Monument) |
| MDV76613 | Parent of: Airmen's Barrack Block, Winkleigh Airfield Dispersed Accommodation Site (Monument) |
| MDV76614 | Parent of: Airmen's Barrack Block, Winkleigh Airfield Dispersed Accommodation Site (Monument) |
| MDV67840 | Parent of: Airmen's Barrack Blocks, Winkleigh Airfield Dispersed Accommodation Site (Monument) |
| MDV76602 | Parent of: Airmen's Latrine, Winkleigh Airfield Dispersed Accommodation Site (Monument) |
| MDV76595 | Parent of: Airmen's Latrines, Winkleigh Airfield Dispersed Accommodation Site (Monument) |
| MDV67844 | Parent of: Mechanical and Electrical Plinth, Winkleigh Airfield Dispersed Accommodation Site (Monument) |
| MDV67842 | Parent of: Officers' Ablutions Block, Winkleigh Airfield Dispersed Accommodation Site (Monument) |
| MDV76630 | Parent of: Officers' Ablutions Block, Winkleigh Airfield Dispersed Accommodation Site (Monument) |
| MDV76632 | Parent of: Officers' Ablutions Block, Winkleigh Airfield Dispersed Settlement Site (Monument) |
| MDV67841 | Parent of: Officers' Quarters, Winkleigh Airfield Dispersed Accommodation Site (Monument) |
| MDV76624 | Parent of: Officers' Quarters, Winkleigh Airfield Dispersed Accommodation Site (Monument) |
| MDV76625 | Parent of: Officers' Quarters, Winkleigh Airfield Dispersed Accommodation Site (Monument) |
| MDV76626 | Parent of: Officers' Quarters, Winkleigh Airfield Dispersed Settlement Site (Monument) |
| MDV76596 | Parent of: Picket Post, Winkleigh Airfield Dispersed Accommodation Site (Monument) |
| MDV67847 | Parent of: Sergeants' and Airmen's Ablutions and Drying Room, Winkleigh Airfield Dispersed Accommodation Site (Monument) |
| MDV67846 | Parent of: Sergeants' and Airmen's Latrine, Winkleigh Airfield Dispersed Accommodation Site (Monument) |
| MDV76638 | Parent of: Sergeants' Quarters, Winkleigh Airfield Dispersed Accommodation Site (Monument) |
| MDV76640 | Parent of: Sergeants' Quarters, Winkleigh Airfield Dispersed Accommodation Site (Monument) |
| MDV46535 | Related to: Winkleigh Airfield (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7124 - Survey of Winkleigh Airfield (Ref: 1999)
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 14 2020 6:32AM |
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