Monument record MCC5369 - WWII Ammunition Shelter (destroyed), Place Farm, Old Heath, Colchester
Summary
Ammunition Shelter (destroyed).
Location
| Grid reference | TM 0182 2319 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM02SW |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Full Description
Contemporary records state, "Ammunition shelter. Meadow near boundary of Sewage Works, Place Farm". No grid reference is given, but the sewage works and Place Farm are in Old Heath.<1> What is probably this ammunition shelter can be seen on an aerial photograph taken in May 1946. It appears as a "Nissen-type" hut, typical of ammunition shelters, in a field immediately alongside the boundary with the sewage works, a boundary which formed the outer defences of Colchester during World War Two. An aerial photograph taken in September 1970 shows it to have been demolished and cleared away by that date.<2><3>
See also <4> & <5>.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SEX31436 LIST: unknown. 1968. War Time Contraventions 1968. Colchester.
- <2> SEX61739 AP: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1492-3275.
- <3> SEX64850 AP: Hunting Surveys Limited. 1970. Run 101-2086.
- <4> SCC74374 Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007. SURVEY OF WORLD WAR TWO DEFENCES IN THE BOROUGH OF COLCHESTER. VOLUME 1. Volume 1.
- <5> SCC74375 Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007.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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Record last edited
Jun 18 2020 7:37AM