Monument record FLN 076 - Flixton or Bungay Airfield site of Communal Site no.8
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 30903 86094 (203m by 135m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM38NW |
| Civil Parish | FLIXTON (NEAR BUNGAY), WAVENEY, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (9)
- MILITARY CAMP (Second World War - 1942 AD to 1945 AD)
- (Alternate Type) MILITARY AIRFIELD (Second World War - 1942 AD to 1945 AD)
- BARRACK BLOCK (Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- OFFICERS QUARTERS (Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- SERGEANTS MESS (Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- ABLUTIONS BLOCK (Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- BLAST SHELTER (Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- AIR RAID SHELTER (Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- FUEL STORE (Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full Description
A permanent military camp associated with the Second World War airfield at Bungay, one of in this area in this area, is visible on aerial photographs of 1944 as a complex of structures centred on circa TM 318861, approximately 450 metres to the north-east of Flixton Hall, Flixton parish (S1). The precise function of the site is not known but a use as accommodation or suchlike is probable. It was not possible to accurately transcribe the camp in due to the poor clarity of the photograph.
Site of Communal Site no.8 of the Second World War Bungay (Flixton) airfield. The site comprised of Fuel Compound, Officers Quarters, Officers Latrine and ablutions block, Airmen's latrine, Airmen's Barrack Huts, Officers Quarters, Officers & Servants Quarters, Sergeants and Airmen's Ablutions, drying room, sergeants quarters, latrines. Recorded as part of the Eighth in th East Project (S2).
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Record last edited
Aug 27 2025 2:49PM