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HER Number:MDV67768
Name:Blister Hangar, Winkleigh Airfield

Summary

Site of a steel blister hangar. Now a depot.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 616 096
Map Sheet:SS60NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishWinkleigh
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishWINKLEIGH

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS60NW/20/64

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • BLISTER AIRCRAFT HANGAR (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.

Map object based on this Source.


ACE Archaeology Club, 1999, Winkleigh Airfield Survey (Un-published). SDV20447.

Site of a steel blister hangar. Part of the roof structure is lying in the undergrowth next to the fenced off hard standing area. Two buildings were erected on the hard standing when the airfield was recommissioned in the 1950s. Now an agricultural depot. Other details: Site 56.


Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.

Map object based on this Source.


Dick, A. M., 2010, Untitled Source (Personal Comment). SDV344405.

The building shown on the 2010 MasterMap appears to occupy the same footprint as that shown on the 1940s aerial photography.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV20447Un-published: ACE Archaeology Club. 1999. Winkleigh Airfield Survey. Digital.
SDV342938Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital).
SDV344030Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital).
SDV344405Personal Comment: Dick, A. M.. 2010.

Associated Monuments

MDV46535Part of: Winkleigh Airfield (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7124 - Survey of Winkleigh Airfield (Ref: 1999)

Date Last Edited:Mar 1 2010 1:51PM