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Summary

Former garage that housed a portable floodlight during the Second World War. Built of rendered brick with streel trusses supporting a corrugated asbestos roof. Part of a group of air traffic control buildings once characteristic of Second World War airfields. The survival of such groups is rare, and unique in conjunction with such a well-conserved airfield landscape of this period.

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II) 1067842: BUILDINGS 25 (WATCH OFFICE), 22 (FIRE TENDER SHELTER) AND 24 (FLOODLIGHT TRAILER AND TRACTOR)

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: ST10NW/41/13
• Old Listed Building Ref (II)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• MOTOR TRANSPORT SHED (Built, World War II - 1939 AD (Between) to 1945 AD (Between))

Full description

Francis, P., 1995, Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery, 6, Fig. 21 (Report - Survey). SDV312951.

Floodlight tractor and trailer shed. Construction: 4.5 inch rendered brick, steel trusses, corrugated asbestos roof. Function: garage for portable floodlight (chance light) normally used with drem mk.2 runway lighting. Used in conjunction with circular concrete hardstandings located at each end of the runways. Has been modified with entrance/exit openings bricked up and false ceiling installed but retains original outline. All runway floodlight hardstandings are still extant.

Lake, J., 2000, Survey of Military Aviation Sites and Structures. Summary Report: Thematic Listing Programme: English Heritage (Report - Survey). SDV352756.

Part of a grouping characteristic of Second World War arfield layouts which is rare, and unique in conjunction with such a well-conserved airfield.
Recommended for Listing at Grade II.

Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 2002, Dunkeswell (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV366489.

Notification that Buildings 25 (Control Tower), 22 (Fire Tender Shelter) and 24 (Floodlight Trailer and Tractor Shed) have been added to the List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. See listing description for details.

Ordnance Survey, 2025, Mastermap 2025 (Cartographic). SDV366286.

Rectangular building shown.

Historic England, 2025, National Heritage List for England 2025, 1067842 (National Heritage List for England). SDV366287.

Building 24 (Floodlight trailer and tractor). [Part of] air traffic control group, including control tower (Building 25), fire tender shelter (Building 22) and floodlight trailer and tractor (Building 24). 1943, for the Air Ministry. All constructed from rendered brick or blockwork, with corrugated asbestos-cement roofs on steel trusses to ancillary buildings (24 and 22) and reinforced concrete to control tower.
See Listing Description for further details.
Date first listed: 10th October 2002

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV4948 - Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey

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