Site of Second World War sleeping shelter, London Southend Airport (EHER 82776)
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Summary
Now destroyed. The site of a sleeping shelter which was recorded in 1998, shortly before its destruction.
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Location
| Grid reference | TQ 8756 8918 (point) Using 2006 image. |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ROCHFORD, ROCHFORD, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
June-July 1998. Building recording.
A building survey of a proposed development area within London Southend Airport identified three buildings dating to the Second World War (see also EHER 18228 and EHER 82775). The names of these structures is taken from a copy of a 1945 Air Ministry Map.
Sleeping shelter. A single storey, red brick with concrete slab roof. <1>
The building can be seen on Google Earth imagery from November 2006 but is destroyed in an image from December 2009. <2>