White Court

White Court is a residential housing estate in the village of Great Notley, south west of Braintree, Essex, England, built on the site of the old Oaklands estate, which was used as an American army hospital during World War II.

Now a residential housing estate of some 550 plus homes located to the south of Braintree town in Essex, England, it was formerly the 8th [1] Army air force military hospital, built in the grounds of "White Court" which was previously a large detached house standing in its own grounds on London Road, originally known as "Oaklands".

It consisted largely of Nissen huts linked by sheltered walkways.

To begin with, many of those treated were injured and sick U.S. airmen from the local airfields but following the invasion of Europe by the allies, specially equipped hospital trains loaded with injured soldiers began to arrive at Braintree station.

On 19 April 1944 the hospital was bombed causing much damage but luckily no one killed or seriously injured.