Monument record MCC5529 - WWII Ammunition Shelter (destroyed), The Bakery, West Bergholt

Summary

Ammunition Shelter (destroyed).

Location

Grid reference TL 9595 2835 (point)
Map sheet TL92NE
Civil Parish WEST BERGHOLT, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Contemporary records state, “Ammunition Shelter. Paddock at rear of The Bakery, West Bergholt. Map ref. 408467”. (Mil. Ed.) <1> The bakery lay immediately S of the White Hart public house at TL 9594 2834, now a private house. An aerial photograph taken in 1946 shows a structure a few yards from its E side but not clearly enough to be identifiable. Without further evidence this is the NGR above.<2>

See also <3> & <4>.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> LIST: unknown. 1968. War Time Contraventions 1968. West Bergholt.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007. SURVEY OF WORLD WAR TWO DEFENCES IN THE BOROUGH OF COLCHESTER. VOLUME 1. Volume 1.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007.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 11:20AM

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