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| HER Number: | MDV56528 |
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| Name: | Latrines at Dunkeswell Airfield |
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Summary
Site of a latrine block associated with the Second World War operations block.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 136 073 |
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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/41/68
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.
Department of Environment, 2003, Dunkeswell Airfield, Building 166: Statement of Proposed Development by the Ministry of Defence (Un-published). SDV352140.
Dunkeswell Airfield is a former World War II airfield, most of which was sold into private ownership some years ago. The land retained by the Ministry of Defence was more latterly used as a training area, of which the operations block and the adjacent buildings were part. The buildings are no longer required for training purposes but there is need to make them safe before Ordnance Clearance can be completed. The buildings also pose a general health and safety hazard which needs to be addressed.
The proposed works to the technical latrines include the removal of the roofs.
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
| SDV312951 | Report - Survey: Francis, P.. 1995. Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery. Blackdown Hills AONB. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. Nos 76-77, Fig. 23. |
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| SDV352140 | Un-published: Department of Environment. 2003. Dunkeswell Airfield, Building 166: Statement of Proposed Development by the Ministry of Defence. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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| SDV362959 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015 onwards. 2015 onward Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV366286 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2025. Mastermap 2025. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV45090 | Part of: Dunkeswell Airfield (Monument) |
| MDV56527 | Related to: Operations Block, Dunkeswell Airfield (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4948 - Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 7 2025 2:38PM |
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