Building record MNT28886 - Blast Shelters at Gym Hall / Cinema

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Location

Grid reference Centred SK 76076 64711 (53m by 18m) (4 map features)
Map sheet SK76SE
District Newark
Civil Parish Ossington, Newark

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Four extant blast shelters and the ruined remains of others located north of Ossington Road and south of the airfield gym hall / cinema. Brick-built roofless structures submerged in made ground. (1)
1942 Aerial Photo shows at least 7 blast shelters around a raise rectangular 'irregular mound' to the south of the gym hall / cinema. (2)


<1> Notts County Council, 2026, Record of Site Visits to Extant Structures Associated with Ossington Airfield January 2026 (Unpublished document). SNT6048.

<2> J Buckley (NCC), Observations by Janine Buckley MA (NCC) (Personal comment). SNT5239.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Notts County Council. 2026. Record of Site Visits to Extant Structures Associated with Ossington Airfield January 2026.
  • <2> Personal comment: J Buckley (NCC). Observations by Janine Buckley MA (NCC).

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Record last edited

Mar 11 2026 2:00PM

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