Bucket emptying platform (remains)
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Bucket emptying platform (remains)
Image: © Evelyn Simak Taken: 3 Jul 2015
During the war, the Communal site 2 of RAF Horham, which was an active airfield during WW2, used to be located here and this track lead to their latrine bucket emptying platform, the overgrown remains of which can be seen here. A bucket emptying platform is a small brick structure meant to assist in the emptying of chemical toilet containers used on many airfield camp sites during WW2 and later. At Horham the platform was connected to main sewage and did not require to be emptied manually.
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Image Location
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