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| HER Number: | MDV80120 |
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| Name: | Air Raid Shelter Adjacent to Hope Hall |
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Summary
Purpose built air-raid shelter in the grounds of Hope Hall, Exeter University campus.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 923 938 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX99SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Exeter |
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| District | Exeter |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ST.DAVIDS |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- AIR RAID SHELTER (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.
Passmore, A. + Passmore, J. + Passmore, M., 2011, Second World War Air Raid Shelter Exeter University Campus (Report - Survey). SDV347420.
A measured survey of the structure's exterior was undertaken, enabling a scaled plan and elevations to be prepared and a photographic record was compliled. The structure's doors had been blocked, therefore there was no opportunity to comment on or record the interior. Other details: Plan and elevations; photographs.
Passmore, M. + Passmore, A., 2011, Second World War Air Raid Shelter, Exeter University Campus, 2-4 (Leaflet). SDV347324.
One of the last remaining purpose built air-raid shelters in Exeter, in the grounds of Hope Hall, one of Exeter University's student accommodation facilities. The shelter is a rectangular single-storey building measuring externally 15.97 metres long by 2.75 metres wide and 2.17 metres high. It is constructed of brick laid in English bond, with a 0.17 to 0.25 metres thick (probably reinforced concrete) roof. The walls were built on a concrete foundation slab measuring at least 0.45 metres deep. The building is terraced into the hillside and this slab is only visible at the south end. Unusually, no air vents are present. There are three entrances to the shelter on the east elevation, all now blocked, therefore no survey could be made of the interior. Each door is protected by a tall blast wall 0.35 metres thick. A concrete path survives along most of the length of the shelter, and could be accessed via two steps at the south end. In the north elevation boarding obscures an opening of the type seen in other shelters, which served as an emergency exit. Other details: Photographs.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV346129 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #106925 ] |
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| SDV347324 | Leaflet: Passmore, M. + Passmore, A.. 2011. Second World War Air Raid Shelter, Exeter University Campus. A Brief Introduction to Twentieth Century Military and Civil Defence Archae. 42. A4 Folded + digital. 2-4. |
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| SDV347420 | Report - Survey: Passmore, A. + Passmore, J. + Passmore, M.. 2011. Second World War Air Raid Shelter Exeter University Campus. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV5106 - Building Survey of World War II Air Raid Shelter at Hope Hall, Exeter University Campus
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 4 2011 9:38AM |
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