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| HER Number: | MDV78335 |
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| Name: | Aviation Petrol Installation, Exeter Airfield |
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Summary
One of two 36,000 gallon installations on World War II airfield. The pump house and some internal pipework and valves survive. It is unclear whether the three 12,000 gallon tanks are extant.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 997 942 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX99SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Clyst Honiton |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CLYST HONITON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Military structures; earthworks and archaeological remains of World War II, RAF Exeter and post medieval catchmeadows and orchard banks on footprint of modern Exeter Airport and to the east
Other References/Statuses
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PETROL STATION (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Francis, P., 1999, Exeter Airport. Historic Airport Survey for Devon County Council & East Devon District Council, 92 (Report - non-specific). SDV323390.
Aviation Petrol Installation. One of two 36,000 gallon installations. The pump house survives, as does some of the internal pipework and valves, although it is unclear whether the three 12,000 gallon tanks are extant. It is odd that the valves and pipes are painted blue, a colour that is normally a code for water. The pump house is built from permanent brick, and has a concrete slab roof.
In fair condition. Other details: Site 112; Map 9.
Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.
Wessex Archaeology, 2011, Energy Centre at Exeter Skypark, Exeter, Devon. Historic Building Record (Report - non-specific). SDV348270.
The fuel store is listed in Francis’s report as ‘Aviation Petrol Installation (36,000 gallons) and numbered 112. It was surrounded by a soil bund and the centre area consisted of a brick pump house with flat concrete roof. The door opening on the west side consisted of a steel plate door protected by a brick blast wall (Plates 15-16). The interior was largely empty but still had the remains of pump housings and electrical switch apparatus (Plate 17).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV323390 | Report - non-specific: Francis, P.. 1999. Exeter Airport. Historic Airport Survey for Devon County Council & East Devon District Council. Airfield Research Publishing Report. Digital + A4. 92. |
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| SDV344030 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #105221 ] |
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| SDV348270 | Report - non-specific: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. Energy Centre at Exeter Skypark, Exeter, Devon. Historic Building Record. Wessex Archaeology Report. 78400.02. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV48842 | Part of: Exeter Airfield (Military) (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4774 - Historic Airport Survey, Exeter Airport
- EDV5652 - Recording of World War II Hangar, Exeter Airfield
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 16 2021 1:35PM |
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