Brooks, R. (2012). RAF Martlesham Heath structures, Martlesham, MRM 140, Archaeological Building Record. Ipswich: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service. https://doi.org/10.5284/1017421. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 RAF Martlesham Heath structures, Martlesham, MRM 140, Archaeological Building Record
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Series:		 Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 A building recording was undertaken of three structures dating from the inter-war period to WWII as required in a Brief and Specification by Edward Martin of Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service Conservation Team. These buildings formed part of RAF Martlesham, which from 1917 housed the Armament Experimental Flight and the Aircraft Testing Flight, later to become the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment. The airfield also became actively involved in combat operations during WWII. A Type-22 pillbox (constructed on top of a Bronze Age barrow mound and surrounded by revetment walls and a gun emplacement), a brick hut which possibly functioned as a stand-by set house for the HFDF tower, and an octagonal wall for a High Frequency Direction Finding (HFDF) tower were recorded. The latter building is a brick curtain wall, functioning as a protective structure for a wooden HFDF beacon tower, from which only the concrete and metal foundations still remain. The three buildings were in various states of repair, although the Type-22 pillbox was the best preserved and still contained graffiti from WWII, as well as later graffiti thought to be contemporary with the nearby housing estate. The structures would have functioned within part of the defensive network associated with the airfield, and the HFDF structure and the brick hut possibly played a part in the installation's experimental work too.
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Author:		 R Brooks
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Publisher:		 Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Suffolk HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2012
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Site: MRM 140 Martlesham Heath WWII Structure Building Record
Parish: MARTLESHAM
District: Suffolk Coastal
County: Suffolk
Country: England
Grid Reference: 624955, 244592 (Easting, Northing)
Grid Reference: 625034, 244514 (Easting, Northing)
Grid Reference: 625135, 244513 (Easting, Northing)
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UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) NONE (Find)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) High Frequency Direction Finding Tower (Monus)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) PILLBOX (Monument Type England)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) STAND BY SET HOUSE (Monument Type England)
BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods)
BUILDING SURVEY (Event)
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OASIS Id: suffolkc1-116264
OBIB: SCCAS Report No. 2012/002
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Note:		 A4, comb bound, white cover, in colour, with three appendices (also available as a pdf)
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Created Date:		 25 Nov 2016