Monument record 4121/0/1 - Anti Aircraft Battery at Weston Lane Farm

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Summary

Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery first documented in December 1940. The last reference was in June 1942. It had two guns which were assisted by radar. Anti aircraft batteries are sites where guns are placed with the purpose of shooting down enemy aircraft. They could contain large calibre guns such as modified artillery cannons (Heavy anti aircraft sites), or small calibre guns such as machine guns (Light anti-aircraft sites), or a combination of both. These sites often survive as earthworks and in some cases the concrete structure of the heavy sites are well preserved.

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Destroyed Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery. C H3 (1). Earliest reference - 2 December 1940, latest reference - 22 June 1942. It had 4 x 3.7inch (static) guns and had a GL MkII Fire-control radar installed by 22 June 1942. It was number 332 Battery run by number 106 Regiment. (2)


<1> CBA, 2002, Defence of Britain Project, 2252 (Digital Archive). SCH4380.

<2> C S Dobinson, 1996, Twentieth Century Fortifications in England. Volume I.3 Anti-Aircraft artillery, 1914-46 (Report). SCH4454.

<2> C S Dobinson, 1996, Twentieth Century Fortifications in England. Volume III Bombing decoys of WWII : England's passive air defences, 1939-45 (Report). SCH8257.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Digital Archive: CBA. 2002. Defence of Britain Project. 2252.
  • <2> Report: C S Dobinson. 1996. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England. Volume I.3 Anti-Aircraft artillery, 1914-46.
  • <2> Report: C S Dobinson. 1996. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England. Volume III Bombing decoys of WWII : England's passive air defences, 1939-45.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SJ 720 537 (297m by 242m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SJ75SW
Civil Parish CREWE NON PARISH AREA, CREWE AND NANTWICH, CHESHIRE EAST
Historic Township/Parish/County CREWE, BARTHOLMLEY, CHESHIRE

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Record last edited

Oct 9 2023 2:38PM