Monument record 0942300000 - Wexham Street, Stoke Green
Summary
Site of Second World War heavy anti-aircraft battery at Wexham Street
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- (Former Type) ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERY (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Description
Heavy anti-aicraft battery, 'Wexham Street SM5', recorded as part of CBA's Defence of Britain project. Site recorded from documentary evidence only (B1).
Ancillary buildings shown on 1955-62 provisional edition 6-inch national grid OS map. Both ancillary buildings and gun emplacements visible on 1947 RAF vertical AP. 1951 RAF AP shows gun emplacements during demolition. Ancillary buildings still standing in 1955 RAF AP; though demolished and only hard standings remaining in 1965 when site being stripped for mineral extraction (B2).
Sources (5)
- ---SBC22623 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1951. 1951 RAF vertical AP. SU99408330. Yes.
- ---SBC22624 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1955. 1955 RAF vertical AP. SU99408340. Yes.
- ---SBC22625 Aerial Photograph: BKS Surveys Ltd. 1965. 1965 BKS vertical AP. SU99408340. Yes.
- <1>SBC22299 Digital archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2002. Defence of Britain database. Non anti-invasion record ID 2191.
- <2>SBC22622 Verbal communication: Julia Wise. 2006. Wise J (BCC) pers comm April 2006 (from vertical APs and OS maps).
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SU 99068 83203 (321m by 216m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WEXHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Apr 26 2006 3:12PM
