Monument record 1585800000 - S of Common Wood, Penn
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- SEARCHLIGHT BATTERY (Constructed 1939, 20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
Description
Searchlight sites typically comprised a small ring-ditch to provide the crew with shelter during an air raid, a predictor emplacement for calculating the height and range of targets, a light anti-aircraft machine gun pit, a generator and hutted accommodation for the crew. During the Second World War searchlights were manned by the Royal Artillery and were under the control of the Army's Anti-Aircraft Command. Searchlight battery no. 506 15 located at Penn at SU 903 952. It was manned by 341th Searchlight Battery whose Battery Headquarters were located at Temple Golf Club near Hurley. It was operational by 1st January 1939 (1-2).
This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence (3).
Sources (3)
- <1>XYSBC29062 Unpublished document: Colin Dobinson. 2000. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England: Searchlight Sites in WWII: a sample list (supporting paper AA/1). p5. [Mapped feature: #52310 ]
- <2>SBC20430 Bibliographic reference: B Lowry (Ed). 1995. 20th Century Defences in Britain. p63.
- <3>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SU 903 952 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | PENN, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Interpretation: Landscapes of War Recording Project (EBC18882)
Record last edited
Feb 11 2026 10:57AM
