Monument record 4142/0/6 - Searchlight Battery near Barrow Hill
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Summary
Searchlight battery at Barrow Hill. Manned by 352 Company of 38 (The King's Regiment) AA Battalion RE. It was part of the Liverpool defences and is part of a much larger distribution that covered large areas of Cheshire, some of which are shown as part of this group.
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Full Description
Searchlight battery at Barrow Hill. Manned by 352 Company of 38 (The King's Regiment) AA Battalion RE. It was in Section 11, Number 15. It was part of the Liverpool defences and is part of a much larger distribution that covered large areas of Cheshire, some of which are shown as part of this group. However this list is far from exhaustive and should only be considered as an example of searchlight layouts for the war (1).
<1> C S Dobinson, 2000, Twentieth Century Fortifications in England: Supporting paper AA/1; Searchlight Sites in WWII (Report). SCH4458.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SCH4458 Report: C S Dobinson. 2000. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England: Supporting paper AA/1; Searchlight Sites in WWII.
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Location
| Grid reference | SJ 46 69 (point) 6 Figure Ref |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SJ46NE |
| Civil Parish | BARROW, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER |
| Historic Township/Parish/County | BARROW, BARROW, CHESHIRE |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Record last edited
Jun 28 2018 2:00PM