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Building record MDR15785 - Towed target store, Ashbourne Airfield, Ashbourne

Type and Period (1)

  • ? (Second World War to Late 20th Century - 1942 AD to 1998 AD?)

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  • None recorded

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Brick-rendered hut used to store towed targets for the Ashbourne airfield. (1) Fieldwork in 2020 indicated that the building may have been more than just a store. (2)

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Bibliographic reference: Ryan, N & Percy, C. 2007. A tale of two airfields, RAF Ashbourne and RAF Darley Moor.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Nuth, G (ARS). 2020. Land off Derby Road, A52, Ashbourne: Historic Building Appraisal of a former WWII RAF Airfield Structure.

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Grid reference Centred SK 1938 4521 (19m by 18m)
Civil Parish ASHBOURNE, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE

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  • EDR5163

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Record last edited

Nov 17 2020 10:44AM

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