Building record MWX3851 - A boat house at Chesil Beach, Langton Herring

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Summary

A boat house marked on the first edition OS map and visible on aerial photographs.

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A boat house marked on the first edition OS map (1) Also marked on the second edition (2). The boat house is visible as an extant structure on aerial photographs (3-4). It appears to have been used as part of a WWII military installation on Chesil Beach which was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project (MDO25596 ).

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  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 4300-1.
  • <4> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 27-APR-1942. RAF RAF/AC36 V 55-6.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 60515 81122 (18m by 18m) (3 map features)
Map sheet SY68SW
Civil Parish Langton Herring; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 059 031

Record last edited

Mar 15 2012 11:37AM

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