Monument record MCC4887 - Birch WWII Airfield - No. 2 Dispersed Site, Messing-cum-Inworth
Summary
Dispersed site associated with WW2 airfield; no longer extant.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 9105 1883 (370m by 256m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL91NW |
| Civil Parish | MESSING-CUM-INWORTH, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
1996: Dispersed site associated with WW2 airfield; no longer extant.<1><2> Aerial photographs.<3><4>
May 2006: An Air Ministry plan of Birch Airfield and its Dispersed Sites, dated November 1944, shows Dispersed Site No 2 as the Communal Site with 11 buildings and other structures. The site, SW of the airfield, is now an open field with just one feature surviving. This is a concrete base measuring 17’ x 7’ with the ends of 12 steel rods protruding from the surface. On the plan this is an untitled structure next to the Standby Set House (a generator building). It is thought that the base probably supported a fuel tank for the generator. One photo of site.<5><6>
See also <7> & <8>.
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SEX38698 DESC TEXT: Freeman, R. 1978. Airfields of the Eighth.
- <2> SEX59861 DESC TEXT: Thorpe, Simon. 1996. Military Airfields in Essex during WWII.
- <3> SEX60745 AP: unknown. 1960. 17 - 046, 17 - 047, 17 - 048, 18 -017.
- <4> SEX60744 AP: unknown. 1990. 20 - 5305, 20 - 5306.
- <5> SEX67616 Map: Air Ministry. 1944. Birch Airfield Record Site Plan. Dispersed Sites Nos. 2-14.
- <6> SEX67646 Photograph: Nash, Fred. 2006. Birch WWII Airfield – No 2 Dispersed Site. 1 frame, May 2006.
- <7> SCC74374 Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007. SURVEY OF WORLD WAR TWO DEFENCES IN THE BOROUGH OF COLCHESTER. VOLUME 1. Volume 1.
- <8> SCC74375 Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007. SURVEY OF WORLD WAR TWO DEFENCES IN THE BOROUGH OF COLCHESTER. VOLUME 2. Volume 2.
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Protected Status/Designation
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Record last edited
Jun 16 2020 2:39PM