Monument record MYO5123 - Blast Shelter, Clifton Airfield RAF Camp

Summary

Blast shelter associated with Clifton Airfield. Shown on the 1967 1:2500 OS map

Location

Grid reference SE 5978 5447 (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.

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 and shows minor wear. The shelter is extremely overgrown and completely unaccessible. Unable to determine condition of interior.

Assessed as medium condition - mostly complete, some damage to the structure but original form still recognisable.

Images attached to record taken February 2023 by student Joseph Keeley (York University).

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

May 15 2023 10:05AM

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