Site of Second World War ammunition shelter, playing field, The Plume School (EHER 21274)
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Summary
Now destroyed. One of two ammunition shelters which were placed in the playing field at The Plume School to support the spigot mortar EHER 20287.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TL 8506 0665 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MALDON, MALDON, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
November/December 2008. World War Two Defences in Maldon survey: site visit and desktop research.
Contemporary records state, ‘2 storehouses for explosives. Cricket Field, Maldon Grammar School. Map ref. 297253.’ (Mil. Ed.). <1>
Both of these ammunition shelters can be seen on a 1946 aerial photograph, standing along the east edge of the playing field, just west of what is now a public footpath. They are also marked on a 1959 O.S. map. <2> <3>
This was the southern of the two, just 50 yards from its partner. Part of the purpose of them would have been to support the spigot mortar (EHER 20287) which was emplaced just a few yards away.
Nothing of the ammunition shelter now survives and the site is now the grassland of the playing field. <4>
Sources
- <1> SEX31436 LIST: Essex County Council. 1968. War Time Contraventions. Maldon.
- <2> SEX68543 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1707-4420.
- <3> SEX60991 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1945-present. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 Post War National Grid (5th Epoch). 1:2500.
- <4> SEX70631 Report: Nash, F.. 2010. Survey of World War Two Defences in the District of Maldon: Volume Two.