NHER 13619 (Monument record) - Site of a World War One military airfield
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG12SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MARSHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
World War One airfield; site unknown.
Information from Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum.
Site given by [1], only man in village still alive who remembers it in use.
First occupied 14 September 1915; other details not known.
Information from [2] via Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum.
Compiled by E. Rose (NAU), 22 January 1982. Information from record card (S1).
A memorial commemorating this airfield now stands at the edge of this field, adjacent to the entrance to the churchyard of All Saints' Church. The dedication reads "Marsham Relief Landing Ground, World War I. This memorial is placed next to the field known as 'The Whites', in use during 1915 and 1916 by the Royal Flying Corps".
See photographs (S2) and local press article (S3).
P. Watkins (HES), 11 December 2022.
According to (S4) this landing ground was used by No 18 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corp.
P. Watkins (HES), 26 May 2023.
METAL DETECTING FINDS FORMERLY RECORDED UNDER THIS NUMBER ARE NOW RECORDED AS NHER 45326.
Associated Sources (4)
- <S1> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S2> SNF101863 Photograph: Watkins, P. 2022. Photographs of memorial commemorating Marsham World War One airfield. Digital.
- <S3> SNF102197 Web Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2017. Long-gone Marsham airfield, home of early aviators, is to be marked with a memorial. https://www.edp24.co.uk/lifestyle/20850011.long-gone-marsham-airfield-home-early-aviators-marked-memorial/. 26 May 2023.
- <S4> SNF101966 Website: 2023-. Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. https://www.abct.org.uk/. 17 January 2023. Marsham [accessed 17 January 2023].
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Record last edited
May 26 2023 2:25PM