Monument record MYO5116 - Blast Shelter, Clifton Airfield RAF Camp
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | SE 5979 5458 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SE55SE |
| Unitary Authority | City of York, North Yorkshire |
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Full Description
Blast shelter associated with Clifton Airfield, recorded by the Pillbox Study Group.
Shown on the 1967 1:2500 OS map associated with Clifton Airfield
Assessed and visited February 2023 by York University student Joseph Keeley as part of Raids Over York Project. Height 140cm, width 544cm and length/depth 650cm.
This shelter is mostly intact, there is noticable wear including several large cracks to side walls and minor collapse to the rear left corner. The floor plan is still easily recognisable and the interior wall is mostly undamaged. The shelter is heavily overgrown and inaccessible. This shelter is one of 2 unique designs on the Clifton RAF camp site.
Images attached to record taken February 2023 by student Joseph Keeley (York University).
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- None recorded
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Record last edited
May 15 2023 10:03AM