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| HER Number: | MDV56471 |
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| Name: | Blast Shelter, Dunkeswell Airfield |
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Summary
Open blast shelter comprising a brick-walled enclosure and earthworks. Constructed to provide air-raid protection for those working in the armoury maintenance building nearby.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 126 073 |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: ST10NW/41/10
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- AIR RAID SHELTER (World War II - 1939 AD (Between) to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Francis, P., 1995, Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery, No. 3, Fig. 21 (Report - Survey). SDV312951.
Open blast shelter. Construction: rendered nine inch brick walled enclosure with traverse earthworks.
Function: For the air-raid protection of personnel working in the armoury maintenance building. Not inspected (overgrown with vegetation).
Ordnance Survey, 2022, Mastermap 2022 (Cartographic). SDV364674.
Site of blast shelter depicted.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV312951 | Report - Survey: Francis, P.. 1995. Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery. Blackdown Hills AONB. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. No. 3, Fig. 21. |
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| SDV364674 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2022. Mastermap 2022. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #139714 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV45090 | Part of: Dunkeswell Airfield (Monument) |
| MDV56470 | Related to: Armoury maintenance building, Dunkeswell Airfield (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4948 - Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 6 2025 10:41AM |
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