Monument record MDO42637 - Second World War air raid shelter west of Harry's Coppice, Tarrant Rushton

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Summary

The Pillbox Study Group note the former position of a segmented, precast concrete Stanton-type air-raid shelter at about this location on vertical aerial photography dated January 1947. The shelter is associated with a small camp of military huts - presumably a dispersal from RAF Tarrant Rushton to the west.

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No above-ground military infrastructure remains visible at the site, and it is presumed that the shelter has been removed. The site has reverted to agricultural use.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Unpublished document: Thompson, S. 2020. Pillbox Study Group: Defence of Britain Project sites not in the Dorset Historic Environment Record. e34230.
  • --- Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 3151.

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Location

Grid reference ST 96010 06590 (point)
Map sheet ST90NE
Civil Parish Tarrant Rushton; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Jun 9 2023 6:33AM

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