Monument record HAD 127 - Buyright store, Calais Street, Hadleigh

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Summary

1930s mobilisation centre used for the storage of AA guns and equipment.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 0270 4310 (126m by 106m)
Map sheet TM04SW
Civil Parish HADLEIGH, BABERGH, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Mobilisation centre built in the mid 1930s for the storage of AA guns and equipment to be used by the Territorial Army in the event of a bombing offensive, and now used as a discount store (S1).
2012: Monitoring of groundworks revealed no archaeological features or finds, a few of the walls in the southern part of the site were probably part of the former militay depot (S2).

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <S1> Bibliographic reference: Osborne, M. with Kerr, A. G.. 2008. 20th Century Defences in Britain. Suffolk.
  • <S2> Unpublished document: SLR global Enviromental Solutions. 2013. Archaeological Monitoring Report, Buy Right, Calais Street, Hadleigh.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Jul 20 2013 1:52PM

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