Type

Monument

Title / Name

WWII Ammunition Dump, North of Brockleaze

Summary

The surface remains of a late 19th/early 20th century Brocklease quarry and the Second World War Admiralty ammunition depot can be seen on aerial photographs taken in 1945.

STONE QUARRY; AMMUNITION DUMP, Post Medieval to Second World War (1540 to 1945)

Source Detail: Royal Air Force, 1940-50s

Title: Royal Air Force (RAF) Aerial Photography (master)

Summary: No summary information. Source ID: SWI26099

Description: The surface remains of a late 19th/early 20th century Brocklease quarry and the Second World War Admiralty ammunition depot can be seen on aerial photographs taken in 1945. This site is situated by Brocklees Farm south of Neston. The quarry remains consisted of the entrance to the slope shaft and a trail shaft further north. The quarry was leased by the Admiralty as an ammunition store in October 1939 and the remaining features, which included buildings, an access road and three pillboxes were all associated with this below ground ammunition storage. This Quarry was leased by the Admiralty (along with Pickwick Quarry north of Corsham) to store c.10,000 tons of naval ammunition. This was at that time being stored in hulks and hundreds of railway wagons which needed to be released for other tasks. Air photos taken in 2009 show the site has been redeveloped and the majority of the wartime structures have been demolished though part of the access road, one building and a circular Emergency Water Supply reservoir (now overgrown) survive. Only the rail shaft survives from the quarry.

Source Detail: Historic England, Various

Title: National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) Entry

Summary: Data held by the NRHE database. The data is made available and licenced under the Open Government Licence version 3. Source ID: SWI29488

Source Detail: McCamley, N. J., 1998

Title: Secret Underground Cities: an Account of Some of Britain's Subterranean Defence, Factory and Storage Sites in the Second World War

Summary: No summary information. Source ID: SWI31104

Source Detail: English Heritage,

Title: NMR Aerial Photographs (master)

Summary: No summary information. Source ID: SWI9475