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| HER Number: | MDV56489 |
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| Name: | Guardhouse Extension, Dunkeswell Airfield |
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Summary
Site of a United States Navy (USN) 20ft span prefabricated building.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 139 078 |
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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/41/29
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- GUARDHOUSE (Constructed, World War II - 1939 AD (Between) to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Buildng visible.
Francis, P., 1995, Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery, No. 34, Fig. 23 (Report - Survey). SDV312951.
Building 26. Guardhouse extension (USN supply). Construction: cold-rolled fabricated steel ribs with a span of 20ft. And spaced at 4ft centres to form a building 40ft Long. Clad with corrugated iron sheeting with corrugations in one direction only and fitted to fabricated purlins between ribs. One of only two 20ft span USN supplied prefabricated huts surviving at Dunkeswell. This building appears not to be used.
Ordnance Survey, 2024, Mastermap 2024 (Cartographic). SDV365834.
Building no longer extant.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV312951 | Report - Survey: Francis, P.. 1995. Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery. Blackdown Hills AONB. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. No. 34, Fig. 23. |
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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: #142691 ] |
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| SDV365834 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2024. Mastermap 2024. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV45090 | Part of: Dunkeswell Airfield (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4948 - Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 6 2025 2:11PM |
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