Monument record MDO45351 - World War One refuse destructor station, Tarrant Monkton

A probable First World War refuse destructor station is partially visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs taken in 1947 but subsequently has been levelled by ploughing. The site comprises a bank which defines a ring measuring 3m in diameter. The site is marked as "Destructor C" on a map of Blandford Naval Encampment and is therefore probably associated with converting area C of the camp's refuse into power.

A probable First World War refuse destructor station is partially visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs taken in 1947 but subsequently has been levelled by ploughing. The site is centred at ST 9337 0877 and comprises a bank which defines a ring measuring 3m in diameter. The site is marked as "Destructor C" on a map of Blandford Naval Encampment and is therefore probably associated with converting area C of the camp's refuse into power. <2>

<1> Harfield, A, 1984, Blandford and the Military: including a history of Blandford Camp (Monograph). SDO19289.

<2> Bishop, Sharon, 2009, Tarrant Launceston 15 & Environs. Aerial Photograph Survey & Analysis (Unpublished document). SDO12459.

<2.1> Royal Air Force, 11-APR-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1975 4006-4007 (Aerial Photograph). SDO19286.

<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1479190 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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