Monument record MDO42745 - 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 a concrete slab or tarmac car park in the Aviation Business Park (North West Sector).

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Unpublished document: Thompson, S. 2020. Pillbox Study Group: Defence of Britain Project sites not in the Dorset Historic Environment Record. e37353.
  • --- Map: Ordnance Survey. 1:2500 scale. 1:2500. 1955 Edition.

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Location

Grid reference SZ 10400 98550 (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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