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Second World War barrack building, Bradwell Bay Airfield unnumbered dispersed site, East End Road (EHER 81621)

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Summary

A barrack building which is heavily hidden by overgrowth and almost entirely collapsed at both ends. It is a Nissen-type corrugated iron structure standing alongside and parallel to East End Road and can be seen on an aerial photograph from 1946. It belongs to an unnumbered dispersed site (EHER 21328) for Bradwell Bay Airfield (EHER 16047).

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Location

Grid reference TM 0105 0722 (point) Not possible to trace footprint of building due to overgrowth.
Civil Parish BRADWELL-ON-SEA, MALDON, ESSEX

Type and Period

Description

December 2008. World War Two Defences in Maldon survey: site visit and desktop research. A barrack building shown on an Air Ministry plan of Bradwell Bay Airfield and its Dispersed Sites, dated April 1945. When visited in 2008, the building still survived although in derelict condition and seemingly on the verge of collapse. It is a Nissen-type corrugated iron structure standing alongside and parallel to East End Road. The East end of the building has disappeared, either rotted away or fallen in. It can be seen on an aerial photograph from 1960. <1> <2> <3> One photo. <4> Google Streetview imagery from 2023 and 2024 shows the building to be heavily hidden in overgrowth and is almost entirely collapsed at the West end. <5> The building is also visible on an aerial photograph from 1946. <6>

Sources

  • <1> Map: Air Ministry. 1945. Bradwell-on-Sea, Record Site Plan of Airfield and Dispersed Sites. 4:1945.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Hunting Surveys Limited. 1960. Run 24-077.
  • <3> Report: Nash, F.. 2010. Survey of World War Two Defences in the District of Maldon: Volume Two.
  • <4> Photograph: Nash, F.. 2008. One Frame.
  • <5> Webpage: Google. 2000-. Google Streetview. 2023, 2024.
  • <6> Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. raf_106g_uk_1447_fp_1008.

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