Monument Type(s):

• DOMESTIC SITE (Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Summary

Subsurface remains of airfield communal/domestic site.

Related records

Associated Finds: None recorded

Associated Events

• ESA8484 - 2015 Management survey of Second World War structures at RAF Atcham by Paul Francis and Paul Bellamy
• ESA8607 - 2017 WB on water main renewal, Norton Drive, Attingham Park, Atcham by Border Archaeology

Description

Atcham WWII Airfield "dispersed site no 4". E edge of Attingham Deer Park, Norton Farm. Collection of largely timber pre-fabricated temporary buildings of which only platforms survive. Partly used as a school after the War, the site was deliberately dismantled and removed to nearby Uckington Heath airfield and incorporated into the industrial estate. <1>

Described briefly in management/condition survey in 2015. Other than the collapsed commanding officer’s quarters and a length of what may be original perimeter fencing, nothing significant remains on the surface; the NE/SW road that connects with Site 10 shows up as a crop mark. There are significant sub-surface remains which can be seen on aerial photographs. <2>

A watching brief was carried out on excavation for a pipeline in this area in 2017. No in situ archaeology associated with the dispersed site, apart from deposits of demolition material. <3>

<01a> Milln Jeremy, 1998/ 1995, The National Trust Archaeological Survey: Attingham Park, 50167 (Field survey report). SSA20940.

<01> National Trust, 2017, National Trust Heritage Records Online, https://heritagerecords.nationaltrust.org.uk/HBSMR/MonRecord.aspx?uid=MNA142503 (Webpage). SSA29599.

<02> Francis P and Bellamy P, 2015, Management plan: Second World War structures, RAF Atcham, p.53 (Management report). SSA29903.

<03> Bromage L, 2017, Archaeological observation…water main renewal, Attingham Park, Atcham (Watching brief report). SSA30113.

Sources

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