Monument record MYO5117 - Blast Shelter, Clifton Airfield RAF Camp
Summary
Blast shelter associated with Clifton Airfield.
Location
| Grid reference | SE 5982 5457 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SE55SE |
| Unitary Authority | City of York, North Yorkshire |
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Full Description
Blast shelter recorded by the Pillbox Study Group associated with Clifton airfield. Shown on the 1967 1:2500 OS map.
Assessed and visited February 2023 by York University student Joseph Keeley as part of Raids Over York Project. Height 140cm, width 936cm and length/depth 901cm. This shelter is mostly intact, there is noticable wear including a significant crack in the right end wall and missing bricks to the sloped entrances. The floor plan is still easily recognisable and the interior wall is mostly undamaged. The shelter is overgrown and its entrances have been blocked.
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