Monument record 0942400000 - Dorney Common
Summary
Site of a Second World War heavy anti-aircraft battery on Dorney Common
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (2)
- HEAVY ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERY (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
- (Alternate Type) ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERY (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
Description
Heavy anti-aicraft battery, 'Dorney Common SM7', 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, marked 'Dorney Camp'. Ancillary buildings, gun emplacements, command post, false datum and gun laying radar platform visible on 1945 RAF vertical AP (B2).
The battery was armed with four 3.7-inch static guns with GL Mark IA radar in 1942, and was armed with four unspecified guns in 1944 (B3).
NGR to location of gun emplcements.
Sources (4)
- ---XYSBC22626 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. 1945 RAF vertical AP. SU94607790. Yes. [Mapped feature: #1090 ]
- <1>SBC22299 Digital archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2002. Defence of Britain database. Non anti-invasion record ID 2193.
- <2>SBC22622 Verbal communication: Julia Wise. 2006. Wise J (BCC) pers comm April 2006 (from vertical APs and OS maps).
- <3>SBC29202 Unpublished document: Colin Dobinson. 1996. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England Vol I: Anti-Aircraft Artillery: England's Air Defence Gunsites, 1914-1946; 1.3: Site Gazetteer, WWII HAA & ZAA. p454.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SU 94111 78546 (329m by 314m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DORNEY, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: Defence of Britain Project (EBC18903)
Record last edited
Feb 19 2026 6:18PM
