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LAND AT COURTLANDS FARM, PARK ROAD, BANSTEAD, SURREY, SM7 3EF - HISTORIC BUILDING RECORD LEVEL 4 |
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Archaeology South East unpublished report series
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In December 2017 Archaeology South-East (a division of the Centre for Applied Archaeology, UCL) carried out a historic buildings record of Courtlands Farm, Park Road, Banstead, Surrey, SM7 3EF. The work was commissioned by HA and DB Kitchin Ltd and requested by Reigate and Banstead Borough Council, to be addressed as a condition placed on planning consent relating to the removal of hardstanding and buildings and the erection of nine detached houses and retained 'bunker' with associated access, parking and landscaping (planning ref. 16/01013/F). The site identified as Equipment Ammunition Depot Magazine No. 116 (EAM) was built as part of the countrywide anti-aircraft defence preparation works established in the lead up to the Second World War. The ammunition depot at Banstead formed one of three depots built between 1938 and 1939 to store and supply ammunition for the anti-aircraft batteries surrounding and defending London during war time, including the Battle of Britain, which was first major Nazi defeat and a crucial turning point in the conflict, and the Blitz. The Banstead site supplied the South West London sector from Dulwich to Raynes Park and included the South East region for a short period in 1940. The site officially closed as an active storage / distribution centre in 1953 and auctioned off in 1966. After, it was utilised for agricultural, storage and workshop use. The site is now redundant of use. |
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H Samuels
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Archaeology South-East
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2018
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archaeol6-305602 |
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2017537 |
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14 Jul 2022 |