Monument record MCC4996 - Wormingford WWII Airfield - No.7 Dispersed Site, Fordham
Summary
Ancillary site associated with the WWII airfield.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 9375 2992 (92m by 206m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL92NW |
| Civil Parish | FORDHAM, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Full Description
1996: No. 7 dispersed site associated with the WWII airfield; no longer extant.<1><2> Aerial photos <3><4>.
March 2006: An Air Ministry plan of Wormingford Airfield and its Dispersed Sites dated May 1945 shows Dispersed Site No. 7 as having 11 buildings and other structures.<5>
This site, some 600 yards S. of Packards Lane, is now a small spinney. On the W. fringe is a surviving Stanton shelter. It is in good condition, c. 30’ long, half covered with earth.<6> No other buildings survive. Two photos were taken of the shelter.<7>
See also <8> & <9>.
Sources/Archives (9)
- <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> SEX60854 AP: unknown. 1944. US-7PH-GP-LOC186-5045.
- <4> SEX60855 AP: Essex County Council. 1990. 30-4703, 30-4704, 30-4705.
- <5> SEX67609 Map: Air Ministry. 1945. Wormingford Record Site Plan. May 1945.
- <6> SEX62968 DESC TEXT: Innes, G. 1995. British airfield buildings of the Second World War. photograph p.96.
- <7> SEX67615 Photograph: Nash, Fred. 2006. Wormingford WWII Airfield – No 7 Dispersed Site. 2 frames March 2006.
- <8> SCC74374 Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007. SURVEY OF WORLD WAR TWO DEFENCES IN THE BOROUGH OF COLCHESTER. VOLUME 1. Volume 1.
- <9> SCC74375 Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007.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
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Record last edited
Jun 16 2020 3:43PM