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  1. BE2 flying
    Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome is a unique place with a unique history. It is the largest known surviving group of RFC buildings on a WWI aerodrome which was not adapted for further military use later in its history.
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  2. Napoleonic period cannon at CMSM
    An award winning collection of British military artefacts from the English Civil War to today. Collections focus on the Special Forces, espionage, uniforms, medals, swords, and the Donnington Firearms Collection of over 700 guns.
    1. The RAF Bradwell Bay war memorial.
      RAF Bradwell Bay is a former Royal Air Force station located on the Dengie Peninsular, approximately 9.5 miles east of Maldon. It is the site of a war memorial to the 121 members of the Allied Air Forces who "in answer to the call of duty left this airfield to fly into the blue forever". The memorial is in the shape of a crashed Mosquito aircraft. The central area of the airfield was first laid prior to the Second World Ware as a grass landing strip for the nearby Dengie firing ranges off the coast before being rebuilt in 1940 as an large RAF station with concrete runways, hangars and other buildings.

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    1. Address

      Promenade Park, Park Drive, Maldon, CM9 5JQ

      Maldon

      The World War Two Avenue of Remembrance at Promenade Park, beginning close to the boating lake, consists of 86 Horse Chestnut trees that were planted in 1987 to commemorate local people who died serving their country during World War Two.

    2. Address

      Corner of Chapel Road and High Street, Burnham-on-Crouch, CM0 8AA

      Burnham-on-Crouch

      Burnham’s Memorial Garden, known locally as the Tommy Garden, is a little haven of peace and quiet dedicated to the memories of soldiers who died in the First World War. On the corner of Chapel Road, within sight of the main war memorial, the garden…

    3. Address

      Promenade Park, Park Drive, Maldon, CM9 5JQ

      Maldon

      The World War One Avenue of Remembrance at Promenade Park begins by the coach park and loops around the field to the main vehicle entrance from Park Drive. The Avenue originally consisted of 180 numbered trees and was dedicated on 27 November 1935…

    4. Address

      Northey Cottage, Northey Island, Maldon, Essex, CM9 6PP

      Maldon

      Northey is an island in the Blackwater Estuary in Essex, connected to the mainland by a causeway that is covered by the tide twice every day. It is a Site of special scientific interest with a large area of undisturbed Saltmarsh. It is also the site…

    5. Address

      Church Street, Maldon, Essex, CM9 5HP

      Telephone

      01621 857191

      Maldon

      St. Mary's Church is known locally as the Fisherman's Church as its tower guides sailors and their craft into the Hythe Quay. The existing building dates from 1130, but archaeological evidence suggests that it used to be the site of a Saxon church.

    6. Address

      The Drive, Mayland, Essex, CM3 6GT

      Telephone

      01621 743551

      Mayland

      A large, open site adjacent to Lawling Playing Field which also contains the Memorial Wall. Large car park, enclosed children's play site, developing woodland areas and surfaced paths.

    7. Address

      Junction of Beacon Hill and Kelvedon Road, Wickham Bishops, CM8 3HW

      Wickham Bishops

      Great Braxted, Little Braxted and Wickham Bishops war memorial is a Grade II listed stone memorial with a tall, hexagonal pillar topped with an orb and cross, standing on a three-step hexagonal plinth. The memorial was given to the area by Mr and…

    8. Address

      Maldon Road, Woodham Mortimer, CM9 6SN

      Woodham Mortimer

      Pretty St Margaret's Church dates from the 12th century, but the majority of the Grade II Listed building was reconstructed in the 19th century. Features include a 13th century font and an interesting graveyard with an impressive raised memorial to…

    9. Address

      Church Lane, Stow Maries, Essex, CM3 6SL

      Stow Maries

      The parish church of St Mary and St Margaret is Grade II* Listed. The church chancel was built in the 14th century and the nave in the 15th century. The churchyard has five Commonwealth War Graves.

    10. Address

      Trusses Road, Bradwell-on-Sea, CM0 7QS

      Bradwell-on-Sea

      RAF Bradwell Bay is a former Royal Air Force station located on the Dengie Peninsular, approximately 9.5 miles east of Maldon. It is the site of a war memorial to the 121 members of the Allied Air Forces who "in answer to the call of duty left this…

    11. Address

      Church Rd, Ulting, Essex, CM9 6QU

      Telephone

      01245 380958

      Ulting

      All Saints Church stands in a picturesque setting on the River Chelmer. It is Grade II* Listed and was built in 1150, with a barrel vaulted chancel roof. There is a Commonwealth War Grave in the churchyard.

    12. Address

      High Street, Burnham, CM0 8AG

      Burnham

      Burnham’s war memorial remembers 98 local soldiers who died in the First World War, and 27 soldiers and 10 civilians who died in the Second World War. The pale stone obelisk, which looks out over the estuary, was designed by the renowned architect R…

    13. Address

      The Square, Tillingham, Essex, CM07SU

      Telephone

      01621 779620

      Tillingham

      This Grade II listed parish church has a beautiful setting in the village square in Tillingham, surrounded by white weatherboarded cottages. It is also home to the village's war memorials.

    14. Address

      London Road, Maldon, CM9 6LJ

      Maldon

      Maldon Cemetery dates back to 1855 and the older parts of the cemetery are both havens for wildlife and fascinating places to visit. The cemetery is home to 21 Commonwealth War Graves.

    15. Address

      East End Road/High Street, Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex, CM0 7PY

      Telephone

      01621 779620

      Bradwell-on-Sea

      Grade II Listed church dating from the 14th century, with the parish War Memorial inside and Commonwealth War Graves and a Roll of Honour memorial in its grounds. The church has a medieval timber porch, parish cage and peal of bells.

    16. Address

      Church Road, Wickham Bishops, Essex, CM8 3LA

      Telephone

      01621 892867

      Wickham Bishops

      St Bartholomew's Church is Grade II Listed and is a fine example of Victorian Gothic church architecture. In the churychyard you will find three Commonwealth War Graves.

    17. Address

      Totham Plains, The Street, Little Totham, CM9 8JQ

      Little Totham

      Little Totham's moving modern war memorial was only built in 2019 and commemorates Private Ernest Albert Belcher who died in 1917 and Private Charles Chaplin who died in 1920. The memorial, next to the village sign, comprises three steel Tommy…

    18. Address

      St Leonard's Church, Station Rd, Southminster, Essex, CM10 7EW

      Telephone

      01621 772300

      Southminster

      Southminster War Memorial is a 2.4m obelisk in the grounds of St Leonard's Church, bearing the names of 75 casualties of war.

    19. Address

      All Saints Church, Church Hill, Purleigh, CM3 6QJ

      Purleigh

      The war memorial at Purleigh stands in the graveyard extension opposite the Grade I Listed All Saints Church and takes the form of a 10ft granite obelisk on a three-stepped base, built by Wray & Fuller of Chelmsford. It commemorates the lives of 25…

    20. Address

      Seawall, 900m south-east of Holliwell Farm, Burnham-on-Crouch, CM0 8NG

      Burnham-on-Crouch

      An unusual piece of wartime history can be found on the seawall heading out of Burnham-on-Crouch towards Bradwell-on-Sea. Around 4 miles from Burnham you will come to a unique hexagonal, two-storey control/observation tower and an accompanying…