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Historic building recording of two WWII-era huts at Great Easton Manor, Dunmow Road, Great Easton, Essex, CM6 2DL: April 2023 |
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Colchester Archaeological Trust online report series
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This report was uploaded to the OASIS system by the named Publisher. The report has been transferred into the ADS Library for public access and to facilitate future research.
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The aim of the building recording was to provide a detailed record and assessment of the huts prior to any demolition work. The building recording was carried out to Level 3 (Historic England 2016) which is defined as: “Level 3 is an analytical record and will comprise an introductory description followed by a systematic account of the building’s origins, development and use. The record will include an account of the evidence on which the analysis has been based, allowing the validity of the record to be re-examined in detail. It will also include all drawn and photographic records that may be required to illustrate the building’s appearance and structure and to support an historical analysis. The information contained in the record will for the most part have been obtained through an examination of the building itself. The documentary sources used are likely to be those which are most readily accessible, such as historic Ordnance Survey maps, trade directories and other published sources. The record may contain some discussion of the building’s broader stylistic or historical context and importance. It may form part of a wider survey of a number of buildings which will aim at an overall synthesis, such as a thematic or regional publication, when the use of additional source material may be necessary as well as a broader historical and architectural discussion of the buildings as a group.” In particular the record considered: • Plan and form of the site. • Materials and method of construction. • Date(s) of the structure(s). • Original function and layout. • Original and later fixtures and fittings. • The significance of the site in its immediate local context. A programme of historic building recording was carried out by Colchester Archaeological Trust on two WWII-era military huts at Great Easton Manor, Dunmow Road, Great Easton, Essex. The huts recorded were a concrete-asbestos Handcraft Hut and a sectional timber hut, which were likely relocated from the nearby RAF Great Dunmow in the early 1950’s. Both huts were probably first used for barrack accommodation on the temporary airfield, sold off after RAF Great Dunmow was closed and subsequently used for farm storage. |
Author: |
Sarah Veasey
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Publisher: |
Colchester Archaeological Trust
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Other Person/Org: |
Essex HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2023
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Great Easton |
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Essex |
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Uttlesford |
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England |
Grid Reference: 561182, 224894 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
colchest3-514061 |
Report id: |
CAT Report 1934 |
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Created Date: |
27 Oct 2023 |