York Historic Environment Record

During the Second World War, a military assault course was constructed on the strip of land between The Retreat and Low Moor Allotments. This was in use until the end of the war and during the immediate post-war years, reportedly for training troops who had failed their basic training on grounds of poor fitness. Today the assault course survives as a series of earthwork banks and ditches.

NMR Information

Summary description
Second World War army assault course surviving as earthworks on Walmgate Stray.

Full description
(SE 6146 5059 - SE 6144 5088) Second World War army assault course.
In 2004, English Heritage carried out an investigation and field survey at Level 3 standard of Walmgate Stray, as part of a national project to examine the heritage of England's urban commons (Event Record 1376159) (1).

A report including a full textual description and analysis accompanied by maps, plans and photographs is available from the National Monuments Record, together with the rest of the project archive material (reference number SE 65 SW 500). (1)

Source
1 Field Investigators Comments English Heritage: Urban Commons project: Walmgate Stray survey

NMR, 2019, NMR data (Digital archive). SYO2214.