Monument record MDO19664 - Oil fuel tanks at Castle Road, Portland

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Summary

Pair of Oil Fuel Tanks first shown on 1938 map, but outline of site marked in 1927. Two tanks shown on 1960 map. Removed by 2007. The fuel tanks are visible on aerial photographs of 1946.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Pair of Oil Fuel Tanks first shown on 1938 map (1), but outline of site marked in 1927. (2) Two tanks shown on 1960 map. (3) Removed by 2007.

The two modern fuel tanks described above in (1-3) are visible on aerial photographs of 1946. (4) They are shown to have been removed on aerial imagery of 2009. (5) This site was digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).


<1> 1938, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, War Department revision sheet LVIII.11 (Map). SDO10329.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1929, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, sheet LVIII.7 (Map). SDO10336.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1960, Ordnance Survey 1:25000 second series, sheet SY67/77 (Map). SDO10354.

<4> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1821 1409-10 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13060.

<5> XX-XXX-2009, Google Earth (Aerial Photograph). SDO12705.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Map: 1938. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, War Department revision sheet LVIII.11.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1929. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, sheet LVIII.7.
  • <3> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1960. Ordnance Survey 1:25000 second series, sheet SY67/77.
  • <4> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1821 1409-10.
  • <5> Aerial Photograph: XX-XXX-2009. Google Earth.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 6840 7407 (64m by 46m) (4 map features)
Map sheet SY67SE
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Nov 7 2013 8:44AM

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