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| HER Number: | MDV78345 |
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| Name: | Transformer House, Exeter Airfield |
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Summary
Probable main inlet sub-station or a battery charging facility for the Air Service Training Site during World War II.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 997 944 |
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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
- ELECTRICITY SUB STATION (Unknown date)
Full description
Francis, P., 1999, Exeter Airport. Historic Airport Survey for Devon County Council & East Devon District Council, 93 (Report - non-specific). SDV323390.
Transformer House. This small, pitched-roof building is not shown on the 1944 Air Ministry site plan, or on the 1947 Royal Air Force aerial photography. It is probably the main inlet sub-station or a battery charging facility for the Air Service Training Site, but its date of construction is unknown.
Permanent brick built (English Bond), with a single steel truss supporting corrugated asbestos sheeting. Inside are rusty remains of electrical fittings and trunking, while open conduit pits are located within the concrete floor which all point to an electrical function.
In poor condition. Other details: Site 107a; Map 9.
Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.
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. 93. |
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| SDV344030 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #105227 ] |
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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
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 16 2021 1:35PM |
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