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Monument Number 1491240
Hob Uid: 1491240
Location : North Somerset Hutton, Weston-Super-Mare
Grid Ref : ST3468759624
Summary : Four Second World War Nissen huts are visible as extant buildings on aerial photographs. They are located to the north and south of Bow Bridge on Moor Lane crossing the Cross Rhyne on the southern boundary of RAF Weston-Super-Mare. Their function is not clear but they appear to be associated either with the two pillboxes (ST35NW 41, 42) and gun emplacement (ST35NW 71) or the aircraft hangar adjacent (ST35NW 124). Only one Nissen hut remains but in a ruined state on aerial photographs taken in 1989.
More information : Four Second World War Nissen huts are visible as extant buildings on aerial photographs. They are located to the north and south of Bow Bridge on Moor Lane crossing the Cross Rhyne on the southern boundary of RAF Weston-Super-Mare. The Nissen Huts are centred at ST 3467 5965, ST 3468 5965, ST 3470 5964 and ST 3469 5959. Their function is not clear but they appear to be associated with two pillboxes (ST35NW 41/HOB UID 1427625; ST35NW 42/HOB UID 1427626), a hardened gun post (ST35NW 71/HOB UID 1427647) and an aircraft hangar adjacent (ST35NW 124/HOB UID 1491242). Only one Nissen hut situated at ST 3467 5965 remains but in a ruined state Only one Nissen hut remains but in a ruined state on aerial photographs taken in 1989. (1-4)

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Source details : NMR RAF/3G/TUD/UK/15/51 5254-5255 13-JAN-1946
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Source details : NMR RAF/541/527 3247-3248 14-MAY-1950
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Source Number : 3
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Source details : OS/89071 331-332 08-APR-1989
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Source Number : 4
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Source details : Richard Drew 2002. Atlantik Wall, RAF Weston Super Mare http://www.atlantikwall.co.uk/atlantikwall/atlantikwall_html/001_atlantikwall_site/home.html [Accessed 18-FEB-2009]
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Monument Period Name : Second World War
Display Date : Second World War
Monument End Date : 1945
Monument Start Date : 1939
Monument Type : Nissen Hut
Evidence : Demolished Building, Extant Building

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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (North Somerset)
External Cross Reference Number : 42226
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : ST 35 NW 123
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Relationship type : Is referred to by

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Relationship type : General association

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Associated Activities :
Activity type : AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION
Start Date : 2006-02-01
End Date : 2009-05-01

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 1491240