Monument record MCC4100 - Birch WWII Airfield – Dispersed Site No.9

Summary

41 buildings and other structures.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 9073 1834 (210m by 149m)
Map sheet TL91NW
Civil Parish MESSING-CUM-INWORTH, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

May 2006: Birch Airfield Dispersed Site No.9 lay on the N side of the B.1022 Maldon Road and comprised 41 buildings and other structures. The site is now an open field.<1>

See also <2> & <3>.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Map: Air Ministry. 1944. Birch Airfield Record Site Plan. Dispersed sites nos. 2-14.
  • <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 Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007.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 Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007.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 9:57AM

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