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| HER Number: | MDV56505 |
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| Name: | Gas Chamber, Dunkeswell Airfield |
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Summary
Brick structure under a corrugated asbestos roof. Building used during the war for the awareness and practice of the effects of gas.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 137 075 |
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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/41/45
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILITARY BUILDING (Built, World War II - 1939 AD (Between) to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Francis, P., 1995, Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery, No. 52, Fig. 23 (Report - Survey). SDV312951.
Building 137. Gas chamber. Construction: rendered 4.5 inch brick walls and piers at ten feet centres supporting 28 feet span steel trusses carrying corrugated asbestos roof sheeting. Function: awareness and practice of the effects of gas, rooms included lachrymatory generator store and gas chamber. Building in good condition, current use unknown.
Ordnance Survey, 2025, Mastermap 2025 (Cartographic). SDV366286.
Small rectangular building marked as B14.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV312951 | Report - Survey: Francis, P.. 1995. Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery. Blackdown Hills AONB. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. No. 52, Fig. 23. |
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| SDV366286 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2025. Mastermap 2025. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #143709 ] |
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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 26 2025 3:09PM |
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