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HER Number (PRN):	33830
Name:	WWII Small arms ammunition store, RAF Atcham, Uckington Farm
Type of Record:	Building
Protected Status:	None recorded

Monument Type(s):

AMMUNITION STORE (Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Summary

WWII Small arms ammunition store, RAF Atcham.

Parish:	Wroxeter and Uppington, Shrewsbury and Atcham, Shropshire
Map Sheet:	SJ51SE
Grid Reference:	SJ 57960 10840

Related records

21415

Part 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

WW II explosives and ammunition store, one of three with 50284*0 and 50293*0 in Ravenshaws Gorse Wood. This the most northern of the group. 4" brick built with butresses, pitched roof and entry in gabled end, now in ruinous condition. Width 6.40m; length 6.40m. Constructed 1941-2. <1>

Visited in management/condition survey in 2015. One of four small arms ammunition stores recorded. Photographic record. <2>

<01a> Milln Jeremy, 1998/ 1995, The National Trust Archaeological Survey: Attingham Park, 50292 (Field survey report). SSA20940.

<01> National Trust, 2017, National Trust Heritage Records Online, https://heritagerecords.nationaltrust.org.uk/HBSMR/MonRecord.aspx?uid=MNA142883 (Webpage). SSA29599.

<02> Francis P and Bellamy P, 2015, Management plan: Second World War structures, RAF Atcham, pp.49-50 (Management report). SSA29903.

Sources

[01a]	SSA20940 - Field survey report: Milln Jeremy. 1998/ 1995. The National Trust Archaeological Survey: Attingham Park. Nat Trust Rep. 50292.
[01]	SSA29599 - Webpage: National Trust. 2017. National Trust Heritage Records Online. https://heritagerecords.nationaltrust.org.uk/home. 15/09/17. https://heritagerecords.nationaltrust.org.uk/HBSMR/MonRecord.aspx?uid=MNA142883.
[02]	SSA29903 - Management report: Francis P and Bellamy P. 2015. Management plan: Second World War structures, RAF Atcham. pp.49-50.

Date Last Edited:	Mar 2 2018 12:30PM

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