Site of Second World War dispersed communal site (RAF), Bradwell Bay Airfield, East End Road (EHER 16519)
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Summary
Partially destroyed. A Second World War dispersed site for Bradwell Bay Airfield (EHER 16047) and labelled 'R.A.F. Mess and Communal Site' on an airfield plan from 1945. It comprised 31 buildings and other structures, most of which have been destroyed, apart from EHER 81622.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 0089 0706 (243m by 270m) West extent of polygon extended to include Stanton shelters. |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BRADWELL-ON-SEA, MALDON, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
1996. Military Airfields in Essex survey.
A communal site associated with the Second World War airfield (EHER 16047); no longer extant, but possible air raid shelter in Blackberry Grove (see EHER 81622). <1> <2> <3>
See aerial photographs <4> <5>.
December 2008. World War Two Defences in Maldon survey: site visit and desktop research.
An Air Ministry plan of Bradwell Bay Airfield and its Dispersed Sites, dated April 1945, shows the 'R.A.F. Mess and Communal Site' with 31 buildings and other structures on the South side of East End Road between Blackberry Grove and Hockley Lane. Just a few yards from the West boundary of the site, two air raid shelters are shown in Blackberry Grove (see EHER 81622). <6> <7>
When visited in 2008, the site has been completely built over by the houses of Bate Dudley Drive, but Blackberry Grove still survives. <8>
Two photos of site. <9>
Sources
- <1> SEX59887 Bibliographic reference: Bowyer, M.J.F.. 1979. Action Stations: Wartime Military Airfields of East Anglia Volume 1.
- <2> SEX59861 Report: Thorpe, S.. 1996. Military Airfields in Essex During World War Two.
- <3> SEX60765 PERSONAL OBSERVATION: Bruce, K.. 1996. Observations made on Bradwell WWII Airfield.
- <4> SEX60767 Aerial Photograph: Unknown. 1960. 24-076, 24-077, 23-068.
- <5> SEX60768 Aerial Photograph: Unknown. 1990. 08-6106, 08-6107.
- <6> SEX68586 Map: Air Ministry. 1945. Bradwell-on-Sea, Record Site Plan of Airfield and Dispersed Sites. 4:1945.
- <7> SEX76663 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. raf_106g_uk_1447_fp_1008.
- <8> SEX70631 Report: Nash, F.. 2010. Survey of World War Two Defences in the District of Maldon: Volume Two.
- <9> SEX68634 Photograph: Nash, F.. 2008. Two frames.