Monument record MCC4889 - Birch WWII Airfield – Dispersed Site No. 8, Messing-cum-Inworth
Summary
Dispersed site associated with WW2 airfield; no longer extant.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 9043 1814 (250m by 136m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL91NW |
| Civil Parish | MESSING-CUM-INWORTH, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
1996: Dispersed site associated with WWII airfield; no longer extant.<1> - <2> Aerial photos.<3> - <4>
May 2006: An Air Ministry plan of Birch Airfield and its Dispersed Sites, dated November 1944, shows Dispersed Site No 8 as comprising 27 buildings and other structures. The site is now woodland on the S side of the B1022 Maldon Road. Beneath the trees, half-covered in leaf mould, a great many of the concrete bases of the buildings still survive. 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> SEX60744 AP: unknown. 1990. 20 - 5305, 20 - 5306.
- <4> SEX60745 AP: unknown. 1960. 17 - 046, 17 - 047, 17 - 048, 18 -017.
- <5> SEX67616 Map: Air Ministry. 1944. Birch Airfield Record Site Plan. Dispersed Sites Nos. 2-14.
- <6> SEX67647 Photograph: Nash, Fred. 2006. Birch WWII Airfield – Dispersed Site No 8. 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 SCC74374 Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007.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 SCC74375 Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007.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.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Jun 16 2020 2:40PM