2018

SJ9818 : Brocton Camp (I-Lines) Ancillary Building - (looking SE)

taken 6 years ago, near to Brocton, Staffordshire, England

Brocton Camp (I-Lines) Ancillary Building - (looking SE)
Brocton Camp (I-Lines) Ancillary Building - (looking SE)
WW1 raised hut base for standard 'Armstrong' wooden hut 60'x20' (18.3x6.1m) with brick threshold to central doorway at roadway (West) end. The ground is built up approximately 700mm at the East end with stepped threshold to central doorway. This building appears to be a later addition for the New Zealand Rifle Brigade (1917-1919) between the CO HQ Building and the Officers Quarters.
The Officer's Quarters comprised four huts the Mess, a Kitchen to the left and two longer Accommodation huts to rear.

Each 'Line' was designed to house a complete battalion of 1000 men. From 1917 to 1919 the H and I Lines were occupied by the Reserve Battalion of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade.

For Site Recording Form and additional photographs see LinkExternal link .

The picture was taken as part of a trial of recording features identified by Lidar for the Chase Through Time Project.
The Chase Through Time :: SK0016

The Chase Through Time is a Heritage Lottery funded project with Staffordshire Council, Historic England and local volunteers to unravel over 2000 years of man’s activity across Cannock Chase.

Cannock Chase has a rich history with its Iron Age Camp at Castle Ring, Medieval Hunting Forest, Deer Park and grazed heathland, two Great War Training Camps and post war forestry. Hidden beneath the trees and scrub there is a lot to be found.

As part of the project a LIDAR survey was undertaken of the twenty eight square mile area. Some features have been verified on the ground by the volunteers assisting the Historic England researchers. However, with such a large area only some areas have been visited.

Using the images submitted on Geograph in conjunction with the LIDAR and Historic England mapping on Arcgis should allow a photographic record of the features to be developed by the volunteers.

The combined LIDAR map can be found at LinkExternal link


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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Uplands Heath, Scrub Defence, Military other tags: WW1 Brocton Camp Cannock Chase Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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SJ9818, 75 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
John M   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 31 January, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 4 February, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 980 189 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:46.0723N 2:1.8649W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 980 189
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East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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