Monument record MDO42741 - Second World War blast shelter, former RAF Hurn (Bournemouth Airport), Hurn

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Summary

Pillbox Study Group list a Second World War blast shelter of unspecified type formerly at approximately this location, marked on the 1955 Ordnance Survey 1:2500 map.

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Full Description

The shelter is presumed to have been removed. Its site is now occupied by concrete slab hardstanding used for aircraft parking in the North East Sector of Bournemouth Airport.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Unpublished document: Thompson, S. 2020. Pillbox Study Group: Defence of Britain Project sites not in the Dorset Historic Environment Record. e37349.
  • --- Map: Ordnance Survey. 1:2500 scale. 1:2500. 1955 edition.

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Location

Grid reference SZ 11890 98390 (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 24 2021 3:21PM

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