Second World War airfield control tower and drainage ditches at Rivenhall Airfield (EHER 80486)

Now demolished. Evaluation revealed a brick wall and rubble in Trench 44, the footprint of which matched almost exactly with the position of the now-demolished control tower as shown on an Air Ministry drawing.

September 2006. Trial trenching. Evaluation revealed a brick wall and rubble in Trench 44, the footprint of which matched almost exactly with the position of the now-demolished control tower as shown on Air Ministry drawing 4648/45. There was a notable amount of brick rubble in the field to the Eastern side of the runway, which was probably deposited when the greater part of the adjacent secondary runway was removed. Also discovered were backfilled drainage ditches which relate to the construction of the airfield. Some cable trenches may have been laid during the latter part of the 20th century when the site was used as a research establishment by Marconi. <1>