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| HER Number: | MDV56542 |
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| Name: | Generator House at Dunkeswell Airfield |
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Summary
Site of a Second World War generator house, a large brick building with a reinforced concrete roof. It was latterly used as stables but has now been demolished.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 141 069 |
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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/42/1/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- GENERATOR HOUSE (Built, World War II - 1939 AD (Between) to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Horner, B., 1994, Dispersed Accommodation Site, Slide (Site Visit). SDV129494.
Site visit 11th April 1994. A large brick airfield building. Currently used as stables.
Francis, P., 1995, Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery, No. 94, Figs 17, 24, Pl. 14 (Report - Survey). SDV312951.
Site 2 (Communal). Building 233. Stand-by Set House still standing. Construction: permanent brick walls and reinforced concrete roof, rooms included bulk fuel storage chamber, transformer enclosure and engine room. This large room housed three diesel engine sets, each rated at 187kw, switchgear equipment was mounted on a platform. Function: in the event of a power failure from the outside supply the stand-by set house could supply an alternative source of electric current to all essential services that were normally fed by the permanent circuit. It was uneconomical to provide an emergency electric supply to all buildings and so only those considered essential to the functioning of the station could receive a stand-by service. Typically this included the following buildings - battery charging, photographic block, beam approach, private branch exchange (pbx), control tower, sewage works, crew briefing room, speech broadcasting, operations block, amwd buildings, petrol installation, w/t facility. Comments: appears to be in good condition and used as a riding stable.
Ordnance Survey, 2025, Mastermap 2025 (Cartographic). SDV366286.
The building is no longer extant, the area is now part of a residential estate.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV129494 | Site Visit: Horner, B.. 1994. Dispersed Accommodation Site. Digital. Slide. |
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| SDV312951 | Report - Survey: Francis, P.. 1995. Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery. Blackdown Hills AONB. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. No. 94, Figs 17, 24, Pl. 14. [Mapped feature: #35813 ] |
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| SDV366286 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2025. Mastermap 2025. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV45093 | Part of: Dispersed Accommodation Site 2, Dunkeswell Airfield (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4948 - Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 2 2025 10:41AM |
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