Route of 1940s temporary access road, Atomic Weapons Research Establishment Foulness, Foulness Island (EHER 82607)

Now destroyed. A temporary access road, dating to the mid to late 1940s connects a number of possible military storage and/or explosive testing areas (EHER 82600 - EHER 82606). It follows a sinuous route from Churchend road to the former site of the farm at Smallgains (EHER 82600) on the eastern side of Foulness Island. The road crossed an area owned by the government and used during World War II by the Armament Research Department and subsequently by the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment (AWRE) (EHER 46720). The road was cleared and the area reverted to pasture during the construction of the buildings and infrastructure associated with the former AWRE.

NRHE data transfer: A temporary access road, dating to the mid to late 1940s connects a number of possible military storage and/or explosive testing areas (EHER 82600 - EHER 82606). It follows a sinuous route from Churchend road to the former site of the farm at Smallgains (EHER 82600) on the eastern side of Foulness Island. They are located in an area owned by the government and used during World War II by the Armament Research Department and subsequently by the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment (AWRE) (EHER 46720). The road was cleared and the area reverted to pasture during the construction of the buildings and infrastructure associated with the former AWRE. The road is approximately 1.8km long and extends from TQ 9768 9141 to TQ 9926 9097. <1> <2> See also <3>. Note: The mapped line is a generic straight line which connects the two grid references provided above to give a sense of the orientation of the road. The actual route was 'sinuous' and does not follow this straight line, but it has not been possible to map it accurately. The NRHE maps this entire record as a point centred on TQ 9926 9097.