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| HER Number: | MDV57249 |
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| Name: | Mechanical and Electrical Plinth, RAF Upottery |
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Summary
Mechanical and electrical plinth. Construction: nine inch brick walled enclosure. Built next to floodlight tractor and trailer shed. Function: to house electrical transformer and switchgear required to boost electrical supply pressure to 400/230 volts (francis).
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 187 103 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST11SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Clayhidon |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CLAYHIDON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: ST11SE/89/24
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TRANSFORMER STATION (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV36742.
Francis, p. /blackdown hills airfield survey/(1995)/upottery:24.
Francis, P., 1995, Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery., 103 (Report - Survey). SDV312951.
Mechanical and electrical plinth. Construction: nine inch brick walled enclosure. Built next to floodlight tractor and trailer shed. Function: to house electrical transformer and switchgear required to boost electrical supply pressure to 400/230 volts (francis).
Passmore, M. + Passmore, A., 2013, RAF Upottery (Leaflet). SDV355705.
RAF Upottery, also known as Smeatharpe, was intended as a RAF bomber station, but was occupied by the United States Army Air Force, who used the facilities for its troop carriers. A number of structures can still be seen at the site, including a derelict control tower, huts and an Air Ministry laboratory. Photograph shows a putative mechanical and electrical plinth - a structure that housed electrical switching equipment.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV312951 | Report - Survey: Francis, P.. 1995. Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery.. Blackdown Hills AONB. Digital + A4. 103. |
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| SDV355705 | Leaflet: Passmore, M. + Passmore, A.. 2013. RAF Upottery. A Brief Introduction to Twentieth Century Military and Civil Defence Archae. 49. A4 Folded + digital. |
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| SDV36742 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments
| MDV47202 | Part of: Upottery Airfield (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4948 - Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 13 2014 11:31AM |
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