Monument record MBC45392 - A Second World War roadside ammunition dump, East Claydon.
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (3)
- AMMUNITION DUMP (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
- ARMAMENT DEPOT (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
- MILITARY BUILDING (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
Description
A Second World War roadside ammunition dump is visible on historic aerial photographs and was mapped as part of the North Buckinghamshire Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18304). Located along the Sandhill to East Claydon road and centred at SP 73422 26208, the ammunition storage area comprises four rectangular buildings, each about 5 x 3 metres, with long sides perpendicular to the road and laid out over 81 metres. These portable corrugated iron shelters, or hutments, were usually camouflaged and covered stacks of artillery or small arms ammunition. Roadside storage not only made the ammunition easily accessible but dispersed the risk of a large loss of munitions in the event of an explosion, whether accidental or the result of a German air raid. The munitions storage hutments are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946, but all have been demolished by 1949 (1-4).
Sources (4)
- <1>SBC26481 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2023. RAF-CPE-UK-1897 RP 3308 12-Dec-1946.
- <2>SBC26717 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2023. RAF-541-340 RP 3160 26-Jul-1949.
- <3>SBC26004 Digital archive: Center of Military History United States Army Department Washington. 1991. Mayo, L. 1991. United States Army in World War II: The Technical Services: The Ordnance Department: On Beachhead and Battlefront. Chapter 6: the Base in the British Isles (Pages 97-98). Date Accessed 01-NOV-2022..
- <4>SBC26005 Digital archive: British Pathe. 2023. British Pathé. 1946. 1,500 Miles of Bombs Along Our Roads Aka Ammunition Dumps or Arms Dump. Date Accessed 01-NOV-2022..
Location
Grid reference | SP 7342 2620 (point) |
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Civil Parish | EAST CLAYDON, 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
Feb 9 2024 10:58AM