Monument record M328 - Anti aircraft battery, Keyworth

Summary

ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERY (Second World War)

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 62713 29880 (184m by 175m)
Map sheet SK62NW
District Rushcliffe
Civil Parish Keyworth, Rushcliffe

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Ak-ak battery. 1945 APs show 2 small circular banks with trackway and possibly associated buildings. (1)
Larger eastern banked enclosure still visible in 1971. (2)
Survives as a ring feature on later APs. (3) (4)


<1> RAF, 1945, Air photos (Aerial photograph). SNT1161.

Other Refs: 3423-4

<2> Fairey Surveys, 1971, Vertical Air Photos (Aerial photograph). SNT681.

Other Refs: 3/355-6

<3> Fairey Surveys, 1974, Vertical Air Photos (Aerial photograph). SNT682.

Other Refs: 7/063-4

<4> Fairey Surveys, 1979, Vertical Air Photos (Aerial photograph). SNT683.

Other Refs: 5/009-010

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Aerial photograph: RAF. 1945. Air photos.
  • <2> Aerial photograph: Fairey Surveys. 1971. Vertical Air Photos.
  • <3> Aerial photograph: Fairey Surveys. 1974. Vertical Air Photos.
  • <4> Aerial photograph: Fairey Surveys. 1979. Vertical Air Photos.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (0)

Record last edited

Jan 19 2023 7:34PM

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