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| HER Number: | MDV56522 |
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| Name: | Electrical Sub-Station, Dunkeswell Airfield |
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Summary
Site of a Second World War brick built sub-station with a reinforced concrete roof.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 135 071 |
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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/41/62
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ELECTRICITY SUB STATION (Built, World War II - 1939 AD (Between) to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Francis, P., 1995, Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery, No. 69, Fig. 23 (Report - Survey). SDV312951.
Building 181. Sub-station. Construction: nine inch brick walls supporting reinforced concrete roof. Building divided up into three bays. All entrances protected by blast walls. Function: this was the main intake sub-station for the airfield site - into here came the outside supply with a line pressure of 11,000 volts, a pair of transformers in their own chambers reduced this to provide an air ministry supply of 400/230 volts which left the building via switchgear apparatus. Being the main intake sub-station, this is a building as opposed to an enclosure such as was normally built around sub-stations. Building in good condition with open bays and gates removed.
GetMapping, 1999 - 2000, Millennium Map 1999-2000 Getmapping (Aerial Photograph). SDV321648.
Small rectangular building visible.
Bluesky, 2006 - 2007, Bluesky aerial photographs 2006 - 2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV341189.
The site of the building is visible but the sub-station itself has gone.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV312951 | Report - Survey: Francis, P.. 1995. Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery. Blackdown Hills AONB. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. No. 69, 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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| SDV341189 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky. 2006 - 2007. Bluesky aerial photographs 2006 - 2007. Bluesky. Photograph (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: | Apr 16 2025 1:21PM |
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