First World War fuel and coal store, Stow Maries Aerodrome, Cold Norton (EHER 81744 81744)

A brick-built unroofed enclosure divided into bays by external buttresses and used as a fuel and coal store.

1997. RCHME field survey. This compound lies on the west side of the track which crosses the airfield from north to south and along which many of the buildings are arranged. It is a largely unroofed rectangular enclosure divided by external buttresses into four by three bays, with an entrance in the central bay on the east side. The walls rise roughly 2.9 metres to the underside of the coping, which consists of brick with a cement weathering. The walls are of brick laid in English bond, a single brick thick, with buttresses projecting on either side of the entrance (defended at the base by concrete kerbs) and shouldered buttresses projecting along the north and south walls. The westernmost bay has a pentice roof and toothing indicates brick walls extending for some distance from either end. There are, however, two cast-iron columns supporting the wall plate along its length which may be contemporary. The north half of the east wall has been partially rebuilt. <1> April 2012. Grade II* listed. Exterior: A rectangular enclosure with tall, cemented and buttressed brick walls, largely unroofed except the westernmost bay, with an entrance to the east. Interior: Not inspected.<2> The building is depicted on the 3rd edition OS map. <3>