EAW010217 ENGLAND (1947). Weald Park, South Weald, from the north-west, 1947

Rectangular areas and tracks may relate to hutment for the D-Day Marshalling and Embarkation Area. All MAs were sub-divided into a headquarters and between eight and 24 Sub-Areas and each of these contained one or more tented camps and parks to accommodate the troops and vehicles.Weald Park was designated as Sub-Area (S) 8 with 5,000 troops.For more information on S8 Google, BBC WW2 Peoples War, Royal Engineers Bomb Disposal in WWII & Map of Tilbury showing plans for Operation Overlord.

St Peter's church, holds the WW1 wooden burial cross for Christopher Cecil Tower killed by a German shell, who owned Weald Hall. His father gave him the property as a wedding present in 1913 and moved to nearby Wealdside House. The bride was Miss Dorothy Cynthia Surtess. C C Tower left a daughter, Pamela Sophia Tower, born June 1914 and a son, Christopher Thomas Tower, born June 1915. It was the latter who disposed of Weald Hall, leading to its demolition circa 1950. Cynthia remarried Patrick Ramsay October 1917. The church also has a memorial to C C Tower's younger brother Hugh C Tower, Royal Flying Corps, recorded as 'missing', but 'death accepted' 19th September 1916.

Hackney Branch Institution, later St. Faiths Hospital. Replaced by the large BT building c. 2000

Belvedere tower

St Charles school. Opened 1886. Closed 1954 and demolished c. 1960. Replaced by the secure Youth Treatment Centre which itself closed in 1995. Now housing.

Weald Hall demolished 1950/51