Site of possible Second World War ancilliary 'Diver' site building, Smallport Farm, Foulness Island (EHER 82597)

Now destroyed. A building and an area of disturbed ground are visible on 1946 aerial photographs close to the area identified on a map of 1840 as the site of the possible farm or settlement of Smallports (EHER 82592). They are located on the western side of Foulness Island in an area owned by the government and used during World War II by the Armament Research Department and subsequently by the Atomics Weapons Research Establishment (EHER 46720). It is possible that the building is a former farm building or barn but it is more likely that it relates to World War II activity on Foulness Island, either associated with post-war weapons testing, or with the Diver site located to the north east (EHER 82598).

NRHE data transfer: A building and an area of disturbed ground are visible on 1946 aerial photographs in an area identified on a map of 1840 as the site of the possible farm or settlement of Smallports (EHER 82592). They are located on the western side of Foulness Island in an area owned by the government and used during World War II by the Armament Research Department and subsequently by the Atomics Weapons Research Establishment (EHER 46720). It is possible that the building is a former farm building or barn but it is more likely that it relates to World War II activity on Foulness Island, either associated with post-war weapons testing, or with the Diver site located to the north-east (EHER 82598). The building measures approximately 6m by 3m and the disturbed area measures 43m by 27m. They are located at TQ 9726 9119. <1>