Site of mid 20th century storage area or weapons testing site, Atomic Weapons Research Establishment Foulness, Foulness Island (EHER 82612)

The possible site of a mid twentieth century military building and two areas of disturbed ground are visible on 1940s aerial photographs. 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 Atomic Weapons Research Establishment (EHER 46720). It is possible that they represent the remains of ad hoc weapons testing late in World War II or in the immediate post war-period. The site may be associated with the large complex of accommodation at near by Great Shelford (EHER 82611). The possible building site is visible as a roughly rectangular area, measuring 10m by 4m, and is centred at TQ 9830 9014. Approximately 80m to the southeast are two roughly circular areas of disturbed ground each measuring 12-13m across. These may represent areas where explosives were tested or areas where possible storage buildings have been removed. The area was cleared and reverted to pasture during the construction of the buildings and infrastructure associated with the former AWRE (EHER 46720).

NRHE data transfer: The possible site of a mid twentieth century military building and two areas of disturbed ground are visible on 1940s aerial photographs. 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 Atomic Weapons Research Establishment (EHER 46720). It is possible that they represent the remains of ad hoc weapons testing late in World War II or in the immediate post-war period. The site may be associated with the large complex of accommodation at near by Great Shelford (EHER 82611). The possible building site is visible as a roughly rectangular area, measuring 10m by 4m, and is centred at TQ 9830 9014. Approximately 80m to the south-east are two roughly circular areas of disturbed ground each measuring 12-13m across. These may represent areas where explosives were tested or areas where possible storage buildings have been removed. The area was cleared and reverted to pasture during the construction of the buildings and infrastructure associated with the former AWRE. <1> <2> <3>