Monument record 4079/0/8 - Anti Aircraft Battery at Upton Heath

<1> CBA, 2002, Defence of Britain Project, 2280 (Digital Archive). SCH4380.

<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.

Destroyed Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery. Mersey No LL H25 (1). Earliest reference - 22 July 1941, latest reference - 15 June 1946. It had 2 x 3.7inch (static) guns on 22 june 1942 with a GL MkII fire-control radar; and it had 8x3.7in Mk IIc guns and 4x3.7in Mk III guns on 29 november 1945.

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

Destroyed Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery. Mersey No LL H25 (1). Earliest reference - 22 July 1941, latest reference - 15 June 1946. It had 2 x 3.7inch (static) guns on 22 june 1942 with a GL MkII fire-control radar; and it had 8x3.7in Mk IIc guns and 4x3.7in Mk III guns on 29 november 1945.

<4> C S Dobinson, 1996, Twentieth Century Fortifications in England. Volume I.1 Anti-Aircraft Artillery, 1914-46 (Report). SCH4461.

It was made a Nucleus Force Headquarters after the war, which meant it was one of the batteries kept after the war that were intended to be the core of a Cold War Re-armament. Because it was a Nucleus Force Headquarters it was permanently armed and manned. It was probably part of the City of Chester Defences.

<5> The GeoInformation Group, 2005, 1940s RAF Aerial Photographs from Operation Review (Aerial Photograph). SCH4608.

The gun emplacements are clearly visible. To the south are a large number of huts.