Royal Engineers Bridging Camp in Wouldham - Eastern Command Bridging Camp.

Today we're visiting what's left of a Royal Engineers Bridging Camp in Wouldham, Kent.
This camp was first established by the Royal Engineers in 1865 for them to practice building various military bridges, from the early Barrel Bridge to the famous Bailey Bridge. The camp was used for over 100 years until the site finally closed in 1967.
The camp was built on land close to the River Medway. This was so they could train by bridging the gap to another piece of land acquired by the Army at the same time, in Halling on the other side of the river.
When this camp first opened it was an entirely tented encampment, however by the start of World War 2 numerous permanent structures had been built. These included Sleeping huts, Mess halls, Kitchens, Ablutions, Vehicle Workshops and several PAD Air Raid Shelters.
At the end of World War 2 the site was briefly used as a Prisoner of War camp, given the designation of POW camp number 654A.
During its life the name of the camp was changed from Wouldham Bridging Camp to Eastern Command Bridging Camp.
I'm lucky enough to be in possession of an official plan of this camp dated 1944. During this video I walk around the site pointing out what's left using the map as a reference.
Hope you enjoy the video.
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[@elainestokes8681]

Found this very interesting as I grew up on the camp, along with your mum and 2 other sisters. Spent many happy days taking my dad his dinner in the MT shed at the bottom of the camp and sitting in the front of a truck driving down to the Hard. Have many memories including one from when the camp had closed and was being used for soldiers training to go to Ireland. Our Alsatian managed to find , and dig up all the carefully hidden objects the soldiers were supposed to find with their metal detectors. Well done Paul

[@KentUrbanExploration]

Thanks for your comment and the extra info. It was a very interesting and personal one to research and film. I plan on making a website article in future using old photographs along with taking high quality images of the map.

[@ukdave57]

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing. It was great seeing the old map compared to the land as it is now. Your family ties added to the interest.

[@KentUrbanExploration]

Thanks very much. It was certainly a personal one for me. I plan on making a website article in future with old family photographs of the camp and high quality images of the map.

[@ianrobert6239]

Interesting and informative, thanks.

[@KentUrbanExploration]

Thanks a lot.

[@NaomisAdventures]

Nice

[@KentUrbanExploration]

Thanks a lot.