Monument record MCC5473 - WWII Ammunition Shelter (destroyed), Woodlands Farm, Great Horkesley

Summary

Ammunition Shelter (destroyed).

Location

Grid reference TL 9787 3050 (point)
Map sheet TL93SE
Civil Parish GREAT HORKESLEY, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Contemporary records state, “Erection of Anderson Shelter for storage of ammunition. Land at rear of Woodlands Farm, Great Horkesley. Map ref. 429492”. (Mil. Ed.) <1>

This ammunition shelter can be seen as a small Nissen-type hut, typical of its type, on an aerial photograph taken in June 1960. It stood on the west side of an orchard a few yards north of Broad Lane. This is confirmed by the present owner; it was, apparently, demolished about thirty years ago. Although the orchard is now a tennis court, scattered pieces of concrete beneath neighbouring bushes are probably the remains of the shelter base.<2><3>

See also <4> & <5>.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> LIST: unknown. 1968. War Time Contraventions 1968. Great Horkesley.
  • <2> AP: Hunting Surveys Limited. 1960. Run 11-066. June 1960.
  • <3> Verbal communication: owner. 2005. Personal comment. July 2005.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007. SURVEY OF WORLD WAR TWO DEFENCES IN THE BOROUGH OF COLCHESTER. VOLUME 1. Volume 1.
  • <5> Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007.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 18 2020 8:03AM

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