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HER Number:MDV78211
Name:Bakery and Grocery, Exeter Airfield

Summary

NAAFI, Bakery and Grocery on World War II airfield. The best preserved of all surviving buildins on Camp "B" of the airfield.

Location

Grid Reference:SY 005 932
Map Sheet:SY09SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishClyst Honiton
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishCLYST HONITON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • BAKERY (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))

Full description

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

Francis, P., 1999, Exeter Airport. Historic Airport Survey for Devon County Council & East Devon District Council, 75 (Report - non-specific). SDV323390.

NAAFI, Bakery and Grocery. This is a small 18 foot span temporary brick hut covering 4.5 bays, used by the NAAFI (Navy, Army and Air Force Institute) as a bakery and grocery store.
Located within the Revil Industrial Finishes complex it is the most original of all surviving buildins on Camp "B". It retains all original window frames and includes its original corrugated asbestos roof. In good condition. Other details: Map 6, Site 22.

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

Sources / Further Reading

SDV323390Report - non-specific: Francis, P.. 1999. Exeter Airport. Historic Airport Survey for Devon County Council & East Devon District Council. Airfield Research Publishing Report. Digital + A4. 75.
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). [Mapped feature: #105115 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV48842Part of: Exeter Airfield (Military) (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV4774 - Historic Airport Survey, Exeter Airport

Date Last Edited:Mar 13 2020 8:20AM