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| HHER Number: | 6991 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | FOUNDATIONS, ALLEN'S GREEN AIRFIELD NW |
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Summary - not yet available
Monument Types
- BUILDING (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- MILITARY BUILDING (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Protected Status
- SHINE: WW2 Air Defences,medieval moat & ph earthworks in and surrounding Mathams Wood
- Area of Archaeological Significance
- Scheduled Ancient Monument 32451
Full description
A square brick and concrete structure, of which only the concrete base or floor remains. Purpose uncertain, but it formed part of the Second World War airfield infrastructure. It is shown on the 1960 OS 1:10000 map, just outside the woodland boundary, but is now surrounded by trees<1>. A 1944 plan of the airfield shows nothing at this location <3>.
<1> Stewart Bryant (HCC), Information, Site visit with KAT, March 1996 (Verbal communication). SHT5002.
<2> OS 1:10,000 map, 1960-61 (Cartographic material). SHT7905.
<3> Nash, F & Tyler, S Hertfordshire County Council, Allen's Green (RAF Sawbridgeworth) SMR Updates November 2001 (Bibliographic reference). SHT7275.
<4> Scheduled Monument description, 18.3.2004 (Scheduling record). SHT9990.
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Verbal communication: Stewart Bryant (HCC). Information. Site visit with KAT, March 1996. |
| <2> | Cartographic material: OS 1:10,000 map. 1960-61. |
| <3> | Bibliographic reference: Nash, F & Tyler, S Hertfordshire County Council, Allen's Green (RAF Sawbridgeworth) SMR Updates November 2001. |
| <4> | Scheduling record: Scheduled Monument description. 18.3.2004. |
Related records
| 10133 | Part of: ALLEN'S GREEN (SAWBRIDGEWORTH) AERODROME, HIGH WYCH (Monument) |
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