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| HER Number: | MDV56496 |
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| Name: | Aircrew rest room, Dunkeswell Airfield |
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Summary
Site of the aircrew rest rooms and locker rooms.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 138 078 |
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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/41/36
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILITARY BUILDING (Built, 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.
Group of three linked buildings visible.
Francis, P., 1995, Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery, No. 39, Fig. 23 (Report - Survey). SDV312951.
Building 100. Crew rest and locker room. Construction: rendered 4.5 inch walls with piers supporting steel trusses carrying corrugated asbestos sheeting. Function: one of two buildings consisting of aircrew rest rooms and flying kit locker rooms. Currently not used. Building in good condition.
GetMapping, 1999 - 2000, Millennium Map 1999-2000 Getmapping (Aerial Photograph). SDV321648.
The buildings look to have been demolished.
Ordnance Survey, 2024, Mastermap 2024 (Cartographic). SDV365834.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV312951 | Report - Survey: Francis, P.. 1995. Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery. Blackdown Hills AONB. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. No. 39, Fig. 23. |
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| SDV321648 | Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 1999 - 2000. Millennium Map 1999-2000 Getmapping. Millennium Map. Photograph (Digital). |
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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: #143562 ] |
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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: | Dec 12 2024 3:28PM |
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