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Summary

Post office (usn supply). Construction: cold-rolled fabricated steel arched-shaped ribs forming a span of 20 feet and spaced at four feet centres creating a building 48 feet long. Timber-framed windows fitted flush with the corrugated iron sheeting. Function: originally two huts were erected on this site for use as a post office but only one survives today. Presumably used for mailing letters to families in the united states. Building derelict (plate 9) and in poor condition (francis).

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: ST10NW/41/58

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• POST OFFICE (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV131184.

Francis, p. /blackdown hills airfield survey/(1995)/dunkeswell: 65.

Francis, P., 1995, Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery., 48 (Report - Survey). SDV312951.

Post office (usn supply). Construction: cold-rolled fabricated steel arched-shaped ribs forming a span of 20 feet and spaced at four feet centres creating a building 48 feet long. Timber-framed windows fitted flush with the corrugated iron sheeting. Function: originally two huts were erected on this site for use as a post office but only one survives today. Presumably used for mailing letters to families in the united states. Building derelict (plate 9) and in poor condition (francis).

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV4948 - Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey

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