Monument record MCC5473 - WWII Ammunition Shelter (destroyed), Woodlands Farm, Great Horkesley
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TL 9787 3050 (point) |
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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> SEX31436 LIST: unknown. 1968. War Time Contraventions 1968. Great Horkesley.
- <2> SEX67533 AP: Hunting Surveys Limited. 1960. Run 11-066. June 1960.
- <3> SEX67534 Verbal communication: owner. 2005. Personal comment. July 2005.
- <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 SCC74374 Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007.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 SCC74375 Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007.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 8:03AM