Monument record MBC44799 - A Second World War military depot, Durrants Farm.

Summary

A Second World War military depot is visible on historic aerial photographs and was mapped as part of the North Buckinghamshire Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18304).

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Map

Type and Period (3)

  • MILITARY DEPOT (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
  • MILITARY BUILDING (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
  • FOOTPATH (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)

Description

A Second World War military depot is visible on historic aerial photographs and was mapped as part of the North Buckinghamshire Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18304). Located in a field adjacent the entrance to Durrants Farm on Radclive Road and centred at SP 67960 32885, the depot comprises 53 rectangular military buildings and/or structures, either roughly aligned N-S or W-E, accessed by a network of footpaths and with road access to Radclive Road. Some of the smaller rectangular structures may be ammunition hutments. Most of the buildings have been demolished by 1961, except for seven buildings that remain extant. By 1993 only one of these remaining buildings has been demolished, though the final six have been demolished by 2003. On aerial photographs taken in 2019, the site is now covered by an estate of large new industrial and commercial buildings. No evidence of the wartime facility is visible (1-6).

Sources (6)

  • <1>SBC26028 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2023. RAF-106G-UK-1380 RS 4072 09-APR-1946.
  • <2>SBC26054 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2023. RAF-CPE-UK-2008 RP 3022 16-APR-1947.
  • <3>SBC26029 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2023. RAF-543-1426 2F43 0350 28-AUG-1961.
  • <4>SBC26055 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2023. OS-93561B V 221 19-SEP-1993.
  • <5>SBC25593 Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. Google Earth Pro. Dated 01-JAN-2003 Accessed 12-JUN-2023.
  • <6>SBC25596 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2022. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery. 14-SEP-2019 SP6732.

Location

Grid reference SP 6796 3288 (point)
Civil Parish BUCKINGHAM, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: Aerial investigation and mapping project (Ref: 7768) (EBC18304)

Record last edited

Jan 12 2024 6:37PM

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