Site of Second World War Dispersed Site No. 1 (RAF), Bradwell Bay Airfield, East End Road (EHER 21324)

Partially destroyed. A Second World War dispersed site for Bradwell Bay Airfield (EHER 16047) and labelled 'No 1 R.A.F.' on an airfield plan from 1945. It comprised 21 buildings and other structures, including EHER 81617, which can all be seen on an aerial photograph from the same year.

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 'Dispersed Site No 1 R.A.F.' with 21 buildings and other structures on the North side of East End Road. This site is directly opposite The Old Rectory (EHER 46137). The plan details the buildings, most of which were airmen’s quarters, each holding 24 personnel. These can be clearly seen on an aerial photograph taken in August 1945 around two fields. <1> <2> When visited in 2008, the Southernmost field, immediately alongside East End Road, has been built over by the houses of Kingswood Court. The field to its North is now densely overgrown by brambles and thicket but in the SW corner one of the buildings still survives (EHER 81617). <3> Four photos. <4>