Monument record 4086/0/8 - Derby Docks Public Air Raid Shelter

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Summary

The site of a public air raid shelter designed and built in in the Second World War.

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Full Description

<1> Various, Various, Oral communication to the HER, 8/11/2005 (Oral Communication). SCH2330.

A subterranean Public Air Raid Shelter on open ground in the Derby Docks area of Crewe, off Oxford road. The shelter has been described by people with personal experience of using the shelter during the war.

<2> Royal Air Force, 1944-1947, 1940s RAF Aerial Photographs from Operation Review (Aerial Photograph). SCH8041.

The top of a possible subterranean structure is visible in the North western corner of open ground bounded by Oxford Street, Chell Street and Derby Street.

<2> The GeoInformation Group, 2005, 1940s RAF Aerial Photographs from Operation Review (Aerial Photograph). SCH4608.

The top of a possible subterranean structure is visible in the North western corner of open ground bounded by Oxford Street, Chell Street and Derby Street.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Oral Communication: Various. Various. Oral communication to the HER. 8/11/2005.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: The GeoInformation Group. 2005. 1940s RAF Aerial Photographs from Operation Review. N/A. Pre 1974 Cheshire.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1944-1947. 1940s RAF Aerial Photographs from Operation Review. N/A. Pre 1974 Cheshire.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SJ 695 564 (26m by 28m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SJ65NE
Civil Parish CREWE NON PARISH AREA, CREWE AND NANTWICH, CHESHIRE EAST
Historic Township/Parish/County MONKS COPPENHALL, COPPENHALL, CHESHIRE

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Record last edited

May 3 2023 11:32AM