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| HER Number: | MDV56532 |
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| Name: | Bomb Store at Dunkeswell Airfield |
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Summary
Site of a brick hut that was was used during the Second World War for storing fused and spare bombs. The building with its surrounding blast walls is clearly visible on the 1940s RAF aerial photo.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 131 068 |
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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: WWII Airfield and ancillary buildings at Dunkeswell
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: ST10NW/41/72
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOMB STORE (Built, World War II - 1939 AD (Between) to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
A square building is visible with surrounding blast walls.
Francis, P., 1995, Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery, No. 82, Fig. 21 (Report - Survey). SDV312951.
Building 205. Fused and spare bomb store. Construction: rendered temporary brick hut with earth traverse blast walls, steel trusses carrying corrugated asbestos sheeting. Function: similar to bomb store.
NB: The bomb stores site here is interesting becaume most of the earth traverse blast walls surrounding both incendiary and bomb storage areas are still in situ, while at many other airfields they have been removed.
Ordnance Survey, 2025, Mastermap 2025 (Cartographic). SDV366286.
Building no longer extant.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV312951 | Report - Survey: Francis, P.. 1995. Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery. Blackdown Hills AONB. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. No. 82, Fig. 21. |
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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #144995 ] |
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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) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4948 - Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 13 2025 12:38PM |
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