Monument record MCC4976 - Boxted WWII Airfield – Dispersed Site No. 8, Langham
Summary
Site of ancillary building associated with the WWII airfield.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 0128 2907 (321m by 272m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM02NW |
| Civil Parish | LANGHAM, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
1996: No.8 Dispersed Site associated with WWII airfield; no longer extant.<1><2> Aerial photographs <3><4>.
2006: An Air Ministry plan of Boxted Airfield and its Dispersed Sites, dated November 1944, shows Dispersed Site No. 8 standing in fields north of Flood Lane, south of Salary Brook. It comprised 46 buildings and other structures. The site is now a rough meadow between Flood Lane and the A12 road.<5>
See also <6> & <7>.
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SEX59887 DESC TEXT: Bowyer, Michael J. 1979. Action Stations: Military Airfields of East Anglia Vol.1.
- <2> SEX59861 DESC TEXT: Thorpe, Simon. 1996. Military Airfields in Essex during WWII.
- <3> SEX10473 AP: unknown. 1974. TM11-069.
- <4> SEX60758 AP: unknown. 1990. 30-4712 30-4713 32-4604. Sept 1990.
- <5> SEX67642 Map: Air Ministry. 1944. Boxted Airfield Record Site Plan.
- <6> SCC74374 Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007. SURVEY OF WORLD WAR TWO DEFENCES IN THE BOROUGH OF COLCHESTER. VOLUME 1. Volume 1.
- <7> SCC74375 Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007.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 16 2020 2:45PM