Monument record 4120 - Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery at Alvanley

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Summary

Anti Aircraft Battery first documented in February 1940. The last reference was in October 1942. In 1942 records show it had 4 x 3.7inch (static) guns and a GL Mk IA fire-control radar. It was manned by the Home Guard in October 1942. 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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Number V H27 Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery. Earliest reference - February 1940, last reference - 19 October 1942. In June 1942 it had 4 x 3.7inch (static) guns and a GL Mk IA fire-control radar. It was manned by the Home Guard in October 1942 (1).


<1> C S Dobinson, 1996, Twentieth Century Fortifications in England. Volume I.3 Anti-Aircraft artillery, 1914-46, 417-419 (Report). SCH4454.

<1> C S Dobinson, 1996, Twentieth Century Fortifications in England. Volume III Bombing decoys of WWII : England's passive air defences, 1939-45, 417-419 (Report). SCH8257.

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

Area of gun emplacement and associated buildings to the north clearly shown on aerial photographs.

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  • <1> Report: C S Dobinson. 1996. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England. Volume I.3 Anti-Aircraft artillery, 1914-46. 417-419.
  • <1> Report: C S Dobinson. 1996. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England. Volume III Bombing decoys of WWII : England's passive air defences, 1939-45. 417-419.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: The GeoInformation Group. 2005. 1940s RAF Aerial Photographs from Operation Review. N/A. Pre 1974 Cheshire.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SJ 499 734 (191m by 386m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SJ47SE
Civil Parish ALVANLEY, VALE ROYAL, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER
Historic Township/Parish/County ALVANLEY, FRODSHAM, CHESHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 14 2019 11:45AM