| Name: | Floodlight (destroyed), SW of Writtle |
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| SMR Number: | 20944 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Grid Reference: | TL 659 050 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL60NE |
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| Parish: | WRITTLE, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX |
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Summary
Floodlight
Full description
Aerial photographs taken in June 1946 and October 1947 show an experimental “floodlight” standing in the corner of a field E of The Causeway. The base of its generator building lies a few yards away to the S. An aerial photograph taken in May 1949 shows both bases remaining at that time. <1> <2> <3>
The site is now the concreted car park of a shipping company.
<1> RAF, 1946, 106G-UK 1565-4421, June 1946 (AP). SEX65381.
<2> RAF, 1947, CPE-UK 2361-5011, Oct 1947 (AP). SEX65382.
<3> RAF, 1949, 58-237-5130, May 1949 (AP). SEX65383.
Monument Types
- FLOODLIGHT (WWII, Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Events
- Visit by Fred Nash - May 2005 (Ref: Nash CHL May 2005)
Protected Status
- Historic Environment Character Zone: Chelmsford 11.3
- Historic Environment Character Area: Chelmsford 11
Sources and further reading
| <1> | AP: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1565-4421. June 1946. |
| <2> | AP: RAF. 1947. CPE-UK 2361-5011. Oct 1947. |
| <3> | AP: RAF. 1949. 58-237-5130. May 1949. |
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