Monument record MCC4098 - Birch WWII Airfield – Administrative Site

Summary

The Administrative Site of Birch Airfield, seven buildings including the Operations room.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 9120 1900 (362m by 184m)
Map sheet TL91NW
Civil Parish MESSING-CUM-INWORTH, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

May 2006: The Administrative Site of Birch Airfield, seven buildings including the Operations room, lay to the SW of the airfield. Visited in May 2006, nothing of it now survives and the area is an open field.<1>

See also <2> & <3>.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Map: Air Ministry. 1944. Birch Airfield Record Site Plan. Site No. 1.
  • <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 Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007.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 Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007.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.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jun 18 2020 9:55AM

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