Monument record MCC4067 - WWII Ammunition Shelter (destroyed), 'Seed & Trial Grounds', Lexden, Colchester

Summary

Nissen-hut type ammunition shelter.

Location

Grid reference TL 9805 2539 (point)
Map sheet TL92NE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Contemporary records state, "4 ammunition shelters. Seed and Trial Grounds, adj. Bye-Pass Road. Map ref. 425437" (Mil. Ed.) <1>

One of these can be seen on aerial photographs taken in May 1946 and May 1948, by the N boundary of a field overlooking Cymbeline Way. A 1969 O.S. map refers to the area as a 'nursery'. The shelter appears as a nissen-type structure with curved roof. <2><3><4>

The field still remains as it did in 1946, now known as "Bunting Meadow". There is no sign of the ammunition shelter although the area where it stood is covered with bramble and thicket.

See also <5> & <6>.

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> LIST: unknown. 1968. War Time Contraventions 1968. Colchester.
  • <2> AP: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1492-4276. May 1946.
  • <3> AP: RAF. 1948. 58-47-5236. May 1948.
  • <4> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1945-present. 1:2500. 1:2500. TL9825 and TL9925 dated 1969.
  • <5> Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007. SURVEY OF WORLD WAR TWO DEFENCES IN THE BOROUGH OF COLCHESTER. VOLUME 1. Volume 1.
  • <6> Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007. SURVEY OF WORLD WAR TWO DEFENCES IN THE BOROUGH OF COLCHESTER. VOLUME 2. Volume 2.

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Jun 17 2020 9:35AM

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