Site of Second World War ‘Diver’ Site No. N47, Holliwell Farm, Burnham-on-Crouch (EHER 21312)

Now destroyed. The site of a Second World War heavy anti aircraft (Diver) Battery in the Diver Box at Holliwell Farm. It was armed with eight 3.7-inch Mark IIc guns on 13th August 1944.

November 2008. World War Two Defences in Maldon survey. A report, compiled in 1996 from wartime documentation, lists the ‘Diver’ anti-aircraft gun sites in East Essex in summer/autumn 1944. Site No. N47, at Holliwell Farm at Military Grid Reference M454145, is recorded, on 28 August 1944, as being equipped with eight 3.7 inch Mk IIc guns. No manning is given. <1> An aerial photograph, taken in May 1946 shows five ridged-roof huts to the East of the farm buildings. There are no signs of any soil marks left by the gun platforms. <2> By 1960, the huts had gone. <3> During a site visit in 2008, it was noted that the site is open fields. <4> NRHE data transfer: no new information. NRHE summary description: Site of a Second World War heavy anti aircraft (Diver) Battery in the Diver Box at Holliwell Farm. It was armed with eight 3.7-inch Mark IIc guns on 13th August 1944. <1> Note: This record may have been duplicated by EHER 81211 and its content should be considered alongside this record.