Monument record MCC4977 - Boxted WWII Airfield – Dispersed Site No.3 (Mess Site), Langham
Summary
Mess site associated with the WWII airfield; no longer extant.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 0178 2915 (383m by 447m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM02NW |
| Civil Parish | LANGHAM, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
1996: Mess site associated with WW2 airfield; no longer extant.
2006: An Air Ministry plan of Boxted Airfield and its Dispersed Sites, dated November 1944, shows Dispersed Site No. 3, the Mess Site, in fields north of Salary Brook. It comprised nineteen buildings and other structures. An aerial photograph taken in 2000 shows the site to now be part of the A12 highway, its verges and adjoining meadow.<5><6>
See also <7> & <8>.
Sources/Archives (8)
- <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> SEX65607 AP: UK Perspectives. 2000. Millenium photo Survey - digital coverage of the whole of Essex.
- <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 SCC74374 Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007.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 SCC74375 Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007.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.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jun 16 2020 2:46PM