Monument record MDO42742 - Second World War blast shelter, former RAF Hurn (Bournemouth Airport), Hurn
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Summary
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Full Description
The shelter appears at least partially intact and lies an area of semi-overgrown scrub in Bournemouth Airport's North East Sector. It is mapped as a feature, possibly with assocuiated earthen blast banks, on modern OS digital mapping, and is additionally visible as a rectangular, possibly de-roofed, sunken structure - on Google Earth aerial imagery dated 2005.
Ordnance Survey, 1:2500 scale, 1955 edition (Map). SWX1197.
Thompson, S, 2020, Pillbox Study Group: Defence of Britain Project sites not in the Dorset Historic Environment Record, e37350 (Unpublished document). SDO16685.
Google Earth, XX-XXX-2005, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM (Aerial Photograph). SDO12698.
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SDO12698 Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. XX-XXX-2005. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM.
- --- SDO16685 Unpublished document: Thompson, S. 2020. Pillbox Study Group: Defence of Britain Project sites not in the Dorset Historic Environment Record. e37350.
- --- SWX1197 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1:2500 scale. 1:2500. 1955 edition.
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Location
| Grid reference | SZ 11630 98700 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SZ19NW |
| Unitary Authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| Civil Parish | Hurn; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Sep 24 2021 3:20PM
