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HER Number:MDV56528
Name:Latrines at Dunkeswell Airfield

Summary

Site of a latrine block associated with the Second World War operations block.

Location

Grid Reference:ST 136 073
Map Sheet:ST10NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishDunkeswell
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishDUNKESWELL

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: ST10NW/41/68

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • TECHNICAL LATRINE BLOCK (9026/41) (Built, World War II - 1939 AD (Between) to 1945 AD (Between))

Full description

Francis, P., 1995, Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery, Nos 76-77, Fig. 23 (Report - Survey). SDV312951.

Building 167-168. Technical latrines. Function: for WAAF officers/airwomen and RAF officers/airmen. Now in poor condition.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015 onwards, 2015 onward Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV362959.

Building shown as ruinous.

Ordnance Survey, 2025, Mastermap 2025 (Cartographic). SDV366286.

Rectangular building shown by the operations block.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV312951Report - Survey: Francis, P.. 1995. Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery. Blackdown Hills AONB. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. Nos 76-77, Fig. 23.
SDV362959Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015 onwards. 2015 onward Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital).
SDV366286Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2025. Mastermap 2025. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV45090Part of: Dunkeswell Airfield (Monument)
MDV56527Related to: Operations Block, Dunkeswell Airfield (Building)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV4948 - Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey

Date Last Edited:May 21 2025 3:04PM