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| HER Number: | MDV56530 |
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| Name: | Blast Shelter at Dunkeswell Airfield |
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Summary
Site of a Second World War open blast shelter.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 137 073 |
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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
- SHINE: Second World War blast shelters and site of guard house associated with the operations block at Dunkeswell Airfield
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: ST10NW/41/70
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- AIR RAID SHELTER (Built, World War II - 1939 AD (Between) to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Francis, P., 1995, Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery, No. 77, Fig. 23 (Report - Survey). SDV312951.
Open blast shelter. Construction: Unrendered nine inch brick wallod enclosure. For use by personnel using the station offices and crew briefing room. In good condition but very overgrown. Internal inspection not possible.
Webb, F., 2015, Lower Blast Bunker, Operations Block, Dunkeswell (Ground Photograph). SDV359383.
The bunker was partially demolished and filled with hardcore by the MOD in about 2003. It has now been cleared.
Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV312951 | Report - Survey: Francis, P.. 1995. Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery. Blackdown Hills AONB. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. No. 77, Fig. 23. |
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| SDV359352 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2016. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #95562 ] |
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| SDV359383 | Ground Photograph: Webb, F.. 2015. Lower Blast Bunker, Operations Block, Dunkeswell. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV45090 | Part of: Dunkeswell Airfield (Monument) |
| MDV56529 | Related to: Blast Shelter at 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: | May 21 2025 3:59PM |
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