Monument record 4121/0/3 - Anti Aircraft Battery near Bottoms Farm

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Summary

Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery first documented in December 1940. The last reference was in March 1941. In 1940 and 1941 it had 4 guns that were not 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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Type and Period (1)

ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERY (Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Full Description

Destroyed Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery. Crewe B. (1) Earliest reference - 2 December 1940, latest reference - 3 March 1941. In 1940 and 1941 it had 4 x 3.7inch (mobile) guns and was number 2 battery run by number 1 regiment. (2)

<1> CBA, 2002, Defence of Britain Project, 2259 (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> SCH4380 Digital Archive: CBA. 2002. Defence of Britain Project. 2259.
<2> SCH4454 Report: C S Dobinson. 1996. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England. Volume I.3 Anti-Aircraft artillery, 1914-46.
<2> SCH8257 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	SJ 714 589 (point) 8 Figure Ref
Map sheet	SJ75NW
Civil Parish	WARMINGHAM, CREWE AND NANTWICH, CHESHIRE EAST
Historic Township/Parish/County	WARMINGHAM, WARMINGHAM, CHESHIRE

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Record last edited

Aug 13 2024 1:06PM