Monument record MCC4069 - WWII Ammunition Shelter (destroyed), 'Westacre', Lexden Road, Lexden, Colchester

Summary

Ammunition Shelter.

Location

Grid reference TL 9763 2518 (point)
Map sheet TL92NE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Contemporary records state, "Ammunition shelter. Grounds at "Westacre", Lexden. Map ref. 425435" (Mil. Ed.) <1>

'Westacre' stands on the corner of Lexden Road and Glen Avenue and although now with a relatively modest plot of land, an aerial photograph taken in May 1946 shows it to have stood in grounds extending from Lexden Road to Elianore Road.

No more is known about this shelter and the NGR above is that of "Westacre" house.

See also <2> & <3>.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> LIST: unknown. 1968. War Time Contraventions 1968. Colchester.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007. SURVEY OF WORLD WAR TWO DEFENCES IN THE BOROUGH OF COLCHESTER. VOLUME 1. Volume 1.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007. SURVEY OF WORLD WAR TWO DEFENCES IN THE BOROUGH OF COLCHESTER. VOLUME 2. Volume 2.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jun 17 2020 9:44AM

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