Monument record MDO46983 - World War Two auxiliary unit operational base, Winterborne Came

A World War Two auxiliary unit operational base located at Winterborne Came near Dorchester. The structure was constructed in 1940 and is of corrugated iron and brick. It comprises two main chambers buried underground and connected to each other via a tunnel which has now collapsed. The chambers are in good overall condition but partly filled with debris dumped by local landowner. Each is about 15 feet long by 8 feet wide. The interconnecting tunnel is also built of corrugated iron sheeting. A field visit in 1995 found the structure to be in a good condition.

An auxiliary 'hide' constructed of corrugated iron and brick, consisting of two main chambers buried underground and connected to each other via a tunnel which has now collapsed. The chambers are in good overall condition but partly filled with debris dumped by local landowner. Each is approx. 15ft long by 8ft wide. Interconnecting tunnel is also built of corrugated iron sheeting.

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[Details of this site have been passed to SMR, County Hall, Dorchester by the recorder, hopefully to gain some extra protection for this important site].

[Recorder Perry gives NGR - SY 70278900 on list of Auxiliary Unit sites in Dorset in archive].Winterborne Came, nr. Dorchester. <1-3>

<1> Council for British Archaeology, 1995, Defence of Britain Project, S0000089 (Digital archive). SWX5.

<2> Council for British Archaeology, 2003, Defence of Britain Project Database, S0000089 (Machine readable data file). SDO128.

<3> Council for British Archaeology, 2006, Defence of Britain Project Archive DEB01, S0000089 (Excavation archive). SDO17227.

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1416304 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Aug 11 2023 2:59PM