Second World War toilet block, Bradwell Bay Airfield Dispersed Site No. 2 (RAF), East End Road (EHER 81619)
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Summary
A brick-built toilet block, described as the 'sergeants' latrines', on the site of Bradwell Bay Airfield Dispersed Site No. 2 (EHER 16522). When visited in 2009 it was noted to have been substantially altered and now in use as a café for the nearby holiday park.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TM 0164 0752 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BRADWELL-ON-SEA, MALDON, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
See aerial photos <1> <2>.
January 2009. World War Two Defences in Maldon survey: site visit.
When visited in January 2009, the site is now a holiday home centre, Eastland Meadows Country Park. However, one of the wartime buildings still survives. This is building, labelled 'No. 6, the sergeants' latrines' on a map from 1945, is described as constructed of temporary brick. Alongside and facing the road, it is a small one-storey building, altered considerably and now a café. <3> <4>
One photo. <5>
Sources
- <1> SEX60767 Aerial Photograph: Unknown. 1960. 24-076, 24-077, 23-068.
- <2> SEX60768 Aerial Photograph: Unknown. 1990. 08-6106, 08-6107.
- <3> SEX68586 Map: Air Ministry. 1945. Bradwell-on-Sea, Record Site Plan of Airfield and Dispersed Sites. 4:1945.
- <4> SEX70631 Report: Nash, F.. 2010. Survey of World War Two Defences in the District of Maldon: Volume Two.
- <5> SEX68635 Photograph: Nash, F.. 2009. one frame.