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HER Number (PRN):33822
Name:Coal compound, part of RAF Atcham, Smethcote Farm
Type of Record:Building
Protected Status:None recorded

Monument Type(s):

  • COAL DEPOT (Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Summary

Coal compound, storing fuel used at RAF Atcham.

Parish:Wroxeter and Uppington, Shrewsbury and Atcham, Shropshire
Map Sheet:SJ51SE
Grid Reference:SJ 56641 10271

Related records

21415Part of: Site of RAF Atcham (Monument)

Associated Finds: None recorded

Associated Events

  • ESA8484 - 2015 Management survey of Second World War structures at RAF Atcham by Paul Francis and Paul Bellamy

Description

A concrete rectangular-shaped area, with two access road points measuring roughly 80 by 52 ft, used for storing fuel used to serve the various coal-fired stoves. Its perimeter would have been defined by post and wire fencing. <1>


<01> Francis P and Bellamy P, 2015, Management plan: Second World War structures, RAF Atcham, pp.31 (Management report). SSA29903.

Sources

[01]SSA29903 - Management report: Francis P and Bellamy P. 2015. Management plan: Second World War structures, RAF Atcham. pp.31.
Date Last Edited:Mar 2 2018 11:07AM