Monument record 0792200000 - W of Bellingdon Farm
Summary
Site of a World War II light anti-aircraft gun emplacement
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (2)
- ANTI AIRCRAFT GUN POST (Modern - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)
- (Alternate Type) LIGHT ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERY (Modern - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)
Description
Well-defined circular parchmark reported in field at the junction of Chesham Road and Hawridge Lane in Bellingdon (B1).
A circular gun pit with internal structures, nearby Nissen hut and 1 or 2 associated small buildings are visible in a 1945 RAF vertical aerial photo. Presumably a light anti-aircraft gun emplacement, ammunition store and command post. A 1947 RAF aerial photo shows the small buildings had been demolished and the gun pit filled-in, though the Nissen hut survived [in use as a farm building in 2011] (B2).
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC25047 Verbal communication: Stephen Blandamer. 2018. Information on parchmark site at Bellingdon Farm.
- <2>XYSBC25048 Verbal communication: Julia Wise (BCC). 2018. Information from 1945 RAF aerial photos. [Mapped feature: #33785 ]
Location
| Grid reference | SP 94008 05603 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CHARTRIDGE, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Aug 30 2018 12:07PM
