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| HER Number: | MDV56560 |
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| Name: | Ablutions Block, Dispersed Site 9, Dunkeswell Airfield |
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Summary
A former Second World War airmen and sergeant's ablutions block that served the dispersed accommodation site that stood here during the Second World War. Now converted to a dwelling.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 144 070 |
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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/42/2/4
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ABLUTIONS BLOCK (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.
Large rectangular building visible.
Francis, P., 1995, Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery, No. 112 (Report - Survey). SDV312951.
Site 9. Building 590. Airmen and sergeants' ablutions block. Construction: rendered 4.5 inch brick walls with piers at ten feet centres supporting 18 feet span steel trusses carrying corrugated asbestos sheeting. Now used as a dwelling.
Ordnance Survey, 2025, Mastermap 2025 (Cartographic). SDV366286.
Now a private dwelling.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV312951 | Report - Survey: Francis, P.. 1995. Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery. Blackdown Hills AONB. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. No. 112. |
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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV366286 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2025. Mastermap 2025. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #145156 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV45094 | Part of: Dispersed Accommodation Site 9, Dunkeswell Airfield (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4948 - Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 2 2025 11:08AM |
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