Monument record MCC4980 - Boxted WWII Airfield – Dispersed Site No. 10, Ardleigh
Summary
Ancillary site associated with the WWII airfield.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 0195 2878 (204m by 213m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM02NW |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
1996: No. 10 Dispersed Site associated with the 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. 10 standing at the southwest corner of the old A12/Flood Lane road junction. It comprised 42 buildings and other structures. The site is now largely the Crown Interchange road junction.<5>
See also <6>.
Sources/Archives (6)
- <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> SEX60754 AP: unknown. 1960. 11-069 11-070 10-130.
- <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 SCC74374 Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007.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.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jun 15 2020 1:45PM