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| HER Number: | MDV56514 |
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| Name: | Small-Arms Ammunition Store, Dunkeswell Airfield |
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Summary
Former small arms ammunition store constructed in asbestos cement sheeting with brick end walls.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 136 074 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST10NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Dunkeswell |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | DUNKESWELL |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: ST10NW/41/54
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MAGAZINE (Built, World War II - 1939 AD (Between) to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Francis, P., 1995, Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery, No. 61, Fig. 23 (Report - Survey). SDV312951.
Building 152. Small arms ammunition stores. Construction: Universal Asbestos Company Ltd - handcraft hut consisting of trough-shaped asbestos cement sheeting bolted together forming a seven-sided building of 18 feet span in cross-section. End walls of rendered 4.5 inch brick. Function: for the storage of small arms ammunition.
Ordnance Survey, 2025, Mastermap 2025 (Cartographic). SDV366286.
A small, comparatively isolated building, one of several in this part of the airfield.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV312951 | Report - Survey: Francis, P.. 1995. Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery. Blackdown Hills AONB. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. No. 61, Fig. 23. |
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| SDV366286 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2025. Mastermap 2025. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #143776 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV45090 | Part of: Dunkeswell Airfield (Monument) |
| MDV56512 | Related to: Small-Arms Ammuntion Store, Dunkeswell Airfield (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4948 - Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 26 2025 2:42PM |
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