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| HER Number | MWB22651 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Site of building C6.1, AWE Aldermaston |
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Summary
Former building containing an engineering facility, probably built in 1956 and demolished in 2015-18
Monument Type(s):
- ENGINEERING WORKSHOP (Cold War to Early 21st century - 1946 AD to 2050 AD)
- OFFICE (Cold War to Early 21st century - 1946 AD to 2050 AD)
Full Description
Although it was not marked on the Fifth Edition OS map of 1971 <1>, building C6.1 at AWE Aldermaston was probably built in 1956 <2>. It is visible on aerial photos taken in 1999 <3> to 2010 <4> and was recorded by Atkins in May 2015 <2> ahead of its demolition sometime before July 2018 <5>.
Building C6.1 was recorded <2> as a vaguely T-shaped, single storey workshop and engineering facility of three different heights with a steel frame. The East-West Wing contained an office, main entrance annexe and a workshop, and two small extensions on the south side consisting of a plant room and a bottle store. The North-South Wing was originally an open plan, five bay, main hall with a crane, but more recently been divided into offices and machine rooms. It had a detached row of asbestos-clad plant annexes on its east elevation, probably dating from the 1960s or earlier.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Ordnance Survey. 1962-1981. Ordnance Survey Epoch 5, 1:2500. 1:2500. [Map / SWB14665] |
| <02> | Atkins. 2015. AWE Aldermaston Buildings C1.1-5 and C6: Level 2 Record. MER-1G2-000032. 2022 WBC Network. [Unpublished document / SWB150241] |
| <03> | UK Perspectives. 12/09/1999. Berkshire Aerial Survey 1999 (digital aerial photographs). Aerial Photo. Digital. 1:7000. [Photograph / SWB148906] |
| <04> | 2010. West Berkshire Council Aerial Survey 2010 (digital aerial photographs). Aerial Photo. Digital. [Photograph / SWB148137] |
| <05> | 2018. West Berkshire Council Aerial Survey 2018 (digital aerial photographs). Aerial Photo. Digital. [Photograph / SWB149532] |
Related Monuments
| MWB16503 | Aldermaston Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB1954 | AWE Aldermaston Buildings C1 and C6.1: Level 2 Record (Ref: MER-1G2-000032) |
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