Monument record 2945/0/6 - RAF Cranage Airfield Defences.- Aircrew Sleeping Shelter

Aircrew sleeping shelter at RAF Cranage. Part of defences of former World War II airfield RAF Cranage. One part of Scheduled Monument 34989 , which is divided into six areas.

A brick and concrete sleeping shelter which provided night time accommodation for a maximum of 22 airmen. It measures 12.8 metres long by 3.6 metres wide and had an entrance at the northern end which is now blocked. Internally, there were 11 cubicles separated by brick partitions either side of a central passageway with two bunks in each. All the partitions except one at the northern end complete with two in-situ wooden bunks have now been removed. External blast walls protecting the sleeping shelter have now been removed and widened to allow access for farm animals (1).

<1> English Heritage, Various, Old/Original Schedule Entry (Scheduled Ancient Monuments Description), 34989 (Scheduling Record). SCH4606.

<1> English Heritage, Various, Schedule Entry (Scheduled Ancient Monuments Amendment), 34989 (Scheduling Record). SCH2950.