Monument record 0950904002 - Strike Command
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 35331: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE GRIM'S DITCH: 660M LONG SECTION TO THE WEST OF WALTER'S ASH (DBC7141)
Map
Type and Period (1)
- AIR RAID SHELTER (Constructed 1940, 20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
Description
Within the 'residential' area are a number of air raid shelters associated with residential housing for officers in World War II. Two of these air raid shelters were built close to the western edge of the bank of the Grim's Ditch earthworks and are included in the scheduling. They survive as oval shaped earthen mounds, measuring approximately 8m long by 6m wide and approximately 1.5m high and sharing the same alignment as the houses with which they are associated. The most northern of the two mounds is orientated north west-south east and the southern mound is orientated WNW-ESE. The entrances to the shelters have been filled in and are no longer visible (B7).
A total of 10 air-raid shelters are visible as surviving earthwork mounds in Chiltern Conservation Board LiDAR data.
Sources (1)
- <7>SBC13967 Scheduling record: English Heritage. 2004. SCHEDULING LISTS OF INSPECTORATE OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS: SAM 35331.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SU 83286 97944 (241m by 295m) (10 map features) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BRADENHAM, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | HUGHENDEN, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Feb 26 2026 11:48AM
