Monument record MDO42625 - Second World War air raid shelter, South East Sector, Bournemouth Airport

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Summary

The Pillbox Study Group note the 1955 Ordnance Survey 1:2500 map indicates the former position of a segmented, precast concrete Stanton-type air-raid shelter forming part of the former RAF Hurn

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The shelter is presumed to have been destroyed, and now lies under an extensive concrete hardstanding

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Unpublished document: Thompson, S. 2020. Pillbox Study Group: Defence of Britain Project sites not in the Dorset Historic Environment Record. e37347.
  • --- Map: Ordnance Survey. 1:2500 scale. 1:2500.

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Location

Grid reference SZ 11840 97740 (point)
Map sheet SZ19NW
Unitary Authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Civil Parish Hurn; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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Record last edited

Sep 29 2020 4:47PM

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