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| HER Number: | MDV55123 |
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| Name: | Air raid shelter west of Chittleburn Hill, Brixton |
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Summary
One of two brick built Second World War air raid shelters to the west of Chittleburn Hill. Visible as a rectangular flat roofed structure on aerial photographs taken in the early 21st century when tree cover no longer obscured the building.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 546 520 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX55SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Brixton |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRIXTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX55SW/158/3
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- AIR RAID SHELTER (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, RAF/CPE/UK/1890 RS 4116-4117 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351061.
The area is obscured by tree cover.
Clamp, A. L., 1995, Brick Built Surface Air Raid Shelter (Worksheet). SDV356979.
Site visit August 1995. Brick built surface air raid shelter standing in corner of small woodland adjacent to A379. Sketch plan of site.
Horner, W., 1996, Bombing Decoy, Cofflete Park (Worksheet). SDV357019.
Brick built surface shelter, possibly a command post associated with Cofflete bombing decoy.
Crawshaw, A., 1996, WWII Bombing decoys (Un-published). SDV145387.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 1999-2017, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX5452 15-MAY-2015 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363087.
A rectangular flat-roofed structure is visible.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.
One of two brick built Second World War air raid shelters to the west of Chittleburn Hill. Visible as a 6 metre wide rectangular flat roofed structure on aerial photographs taken in the early 21st century, although tree cover obscures the ground surface on earlier aerial photographs. The structure is depicted on modern mapping so has not been transcribed as part of this project.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV145387 | Un-published: Crawshaw, A.. 1996. WWII Bombing decoys. |
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| SDV351061 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1890 RS 4116-4117 10-DEC-1946. |
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| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #95093 ] |
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| SDV356979 | Worksheet: Clamp, A. L.. 1995. Brick Built Surface Air Raid Shelter. Defence of Britain Project. Worksheet + Digital. |
| SDV357019 | Worksheet: Horner, W.. 1996. Bombing Decoy, Cofflete Park. Defence of Britain Project. Worksheet + Digital. |
| SDV362982 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2019-2020. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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| SDV363087 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 1999-2017. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX5452 15-MAY-2015. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV55124 | Related to: Air raid shelter west of Chittleburn Hill, Brixton (Monument) |
| MDV59237 | Related to: World War II Bombing Decoy at Cofflete (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 3 2020 4:34PM |
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