Site of Second World War Stanton shelter, Bradwell Bay Airfield, Weymarks Road (EHER 81599)

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Summary

Possibly destroyed. A Stanton shelter was recorded to the West of the airfield memorial in 2009 at Bradwell Bay Airfield (EHER 16047) but cannot be seen on modern mapping at the location provided.

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Grid reference	TM 0031 0754 (point)
Civil Parish	BRADWELL-ON-SEA, MALDON, ESSEX

Type and Period

STANTON SHELTER (Second World War to 21st century - 1941 AD (between) to 2009 AD? (throughout))

Description

January 2009. World War Two Defences in Maldon survey: site visit and desktop assessment. A Stanton shelter stands West of the airfield memorial at TM 0031 0754. <1> See photos. <2> Note: The NGR provided points to a location to the SE of the airfield memorial and may be inaccurate. On modern base mapping and aerial photography there is no structure at this location. If the NGR is correct, the shelter may have been destroyed since the visit in 2009.

Sources

<1> SEX70631 Report: Nash, F.. 2010. Survey of World War Two Defences in the District of Maldon: Volume Two.
<2> SEX68633 Photograph: Nash, F.. 2009. Twenty frames.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Part of: Site of Second World War military airfield, 'RAF Bradwell Bay', Bradwell-on-Sea (Monument) (EHER 16047)

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