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| HER Number: | MDV67907 |
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| Name: | Blast Shelter, Winkleigh Airfield |
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Summary
Reinforced concrete, brick and earth built blast shelter. The best example on the airfield.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 617 095 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS60NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Winkleigh |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WINKLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS60NW/20/63
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BLAST SHELTER (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
ACE Archaeology Club, 1999, Winkleigh Airfield Survey (Un-published). SDV20447.
Aircraft and personel blast shelter of reinforced concrete, brick and earth. The bank is overgrown but the shelter is in very good condition. The best example on the airfield Other details: Site 405.
Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.
Pillbox Study Group, 2012-2020, WWII Defence Sites, e10567 (2012) & e29279 (2020) (Un-published). SDV357880.
Aircraft dispersal pen (Type B). Protected dispersal area for fighter aircraft.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV20447 | Un-published: ACE Archaeology Club. 1999. Winkleigh Airfield Survey. Digital. |
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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #98750 ] |
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| SDV344030 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV357880 | Un-published: Pillbox Study Group. 2012-2020. WWII Defence Sites. Digital. e10567 (2012) & e29279 (2020). |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV46535 | Part of: Winkleigh Airfield (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7124 - Survey of Winkleigh Airfield (Ref: 1999)
| Date Last Edited: | May 13 2020 12:27PM |
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