Monument record MCC5477 - WWII Ammunition Shelter (destroyed), Boxted Lodge, Boxted

Summary

Ammunition Shelter (destroyed).

Location

Grid reference TM 0015 3192 (point)
Map sheet TM03SW
Civil Parish BOXTED, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Contemporary records state, “Ammunition shelter. Boxted Lodge, Adj. small plantation strip in parkland W. side of Straight Road”.<1>

This plantation appears to be that which lies immediately W of Straight Road, to the N of Line Cottages. However, no further locational evidence has been found and the NGR above is a point in this grove of trees.

See also <2> & <3>.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> LIST: unknown. 1968. War Time Contraventions 1968. Boxted.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007. SURVEY OF WORLD WAR TWO DEFENCES IN THE BOROUGH OF COLCHESTER. VOLUME 1. Volume 1.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007.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 9:11AM

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