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HER Number: | MDV57274 |
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Name: | SERGEANTS MESS in the Parish of Upottery |
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Summary
Dispersed site 3 (mess) sergeants' mess. Construction: originally a group of three 30 feet span nissen huts built side-by-side and connected together by a corridor. The centre hut had a temporary brick boiler house annexe with tank tower and chimney stack built at one end. Function: huts divided into a number of rooms associated with the sergeants' mess including kitchen and food preparation areas, mess, card writing and ante-room. Now only the centre hut survives but this is in very poor condition with exposed framework.(francis).
Location
Grid Reference: | ST 202 108 |
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Map Sheet: | ST21SW |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Upottery |
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District | East Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | UPOTTERY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: ST21SW/22/2/5
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SERGEANTS MESS (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV100993.
Francis, p. /blackdown hills airfield survey/(1995)/upottery:47.
Francis, P., 1995, Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery., 113 (Report - Survey). SDV312951.
Dispersed site 3 (mess) sergeants' mess. Construction: originally a group of three 30 feet span nissen huts built side-by-side and connected together by a corridor. The centre hut had a temporary brick boiler house annexe with tank tower and chimney stack built at one end. Function: huts divided into a number of rooms associated with the sergeants' mess including kitchen and food preparation areas, mess, card writing and ante-room. Now only the centre hut survives but this is in very poor condition with exposed framework.(francis).
Sources / Further Reading
SDV100993 | Migrated Record: |
SDV312951 | Report - Survey: Francis, P.. 1995. Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery.. Blackdown Hills AONB. Digital + A4. 113. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV57276 | Part of: Dispersed Site 3, Upottery Airfield (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4948 - Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey
Date Last Edited: | Sep 30 2015 5:07PM |
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