Monument record MCC5373 - WWII Military Air Raid Shelter, Napier Road, Colchester Garrison
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | TL 9977 2448 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL92SE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Full Description
On the S side of Napier Road is a sports pavilion overlooking the cricket ground. Between the pavilion and the road, behind a high wire fence, is a semi-sunken air raid shelter. It is apparently of the same design as those at TL 9973 2451 (SMR 20626/MCC5372) and TL 9993 2429 (SMR 20625/MCC5371) with two slabbed-over entrances, at the E end of the N face and the W end of the S face. The entire structure has been covered with banked-up earth which is grassed over. From this, a number of steel ventilation pipes protrude. Taken from the base of the slopes, the mound measures c. 40’ x 20’. Three photos of site.<1>
SITE ASSESSMENT:
Like the six remaining air raid shelters at TL 9993 2429 (SMR 20625/MCC5371), this shelter appears, from the outside, to be in original unmodified form. As such, it is an important part of the heritage of the Garrison.
See also <2> & <3>.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SEX64853 Photograph: Nash, Fred. 2002. unknown. three frames.
- <2> SCC74374 Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007. SURVEY OF WORLD WAR TWO DEFENCES IN THE BOROUGH OF COLCHESTER. VOLUME 1. Volume 1.
- <3> SCC74375 Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007.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 7:44AM