First World War ambulance shed and mortuary, Stow Maries Aerodrome, Cold Norton (EHER 81736)

A single-storey red brick building with a slate-covered roof. The RCHME originally interpreted this building as the commanding officer's garage when it was surveyed in 1997, though when it was listed in 2012 it was reinterpreted as an ambulance shed and mortuary.

1997. RCHME field survey. This single-storey, red-brick building, 12.45m long by 4.85m wide, is said to have been the commanding officer's garage, although it is perhaps larger than would have been necessary for his car alone. The roof is slate-covered and supports a louvred ridge vent below which, in the north and south walls, are long vents with iron grilles and concrete lintels, positioned just above ground level. Air was presumably drawn in through the wall vents and out through the roof vent. The east and west walls originally contained two pairs of double doors, but one of the sets of doors in the west wall has been removed and replaced with corrugated-iron sheeting. Above the doors louvred vents are set in asbestos sheets nailed to timber studwork. <1> April 2012. Grade II* listed. Plan: A rectangular building, aligned east-west. Exterior: The slate covered, gable roof has a louvred ridge vent, below which in the north and south walls, are long vents with iron grilles and concrete lintels, representing a simple ventilation system. The east and west walls originally had two pairs of double doors, one set of which has been removed and replaced with iron-sheeting. Interior: The building was divided into two spaces; the rear formed the mortuary and the front, room was used for garaging the ambulance. <2> The building is depicted on the 3rd edition OS map. <3>