Site of First World War aircraft hangar, Stow Maries Aerodrome, Cold Norton (EHER 81727)

Now destroyed. The site of a large twin-shed type aircraft hangar, roughly 37m by 27m, of which only a few ground-level remains survive. It was of timber construction with a boarded exterior and to the east had large, possibly canvas, doors which opened onto an apron facing the landing strip. It was one of two sheds of this type, see also EHER 81728.

1997. RCHME field survey. One of two large aircraft hangars (see also EHER 81728), each roughly 37 by 27 metres on plan, of which only a few ground-level remains survive. These include a series of post holes of two distinct sizes, positioned on either side of the east-west roadway or passage dividing the sheds. Early photographs, including one aerial view, show that the aircraft hangars were of the aeroplane twin-shed type. They were of timber construction, with a boarded exterior. Each had twin shallow-pitched gables to east and west. On the west side each shed had a small, roughly central doorway allowing pedestrian access. To the east, large shed doors, possibly of canvas, opened on to an apron facing the landing strip. The existing published accounts of the airfield also refers to either one or two canvas-covered Bessoneau hangars, said to have been dismantled in 1946, but these do not figure in the 1918 RAF survey. <1> The building is depicted on the 3rd edition OS map. <2> 1997. First World War Airfields in Essex survey. A pair of parachute mines dropped near to Flambirds Farm on 20 April 1941 partially demolished the northern aircraft shed but the remaining sheds were not all taken down until 1946. <3>