Site of Second World War HAA (EHER 20132)
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Summary
Now destroyed. A Second World War Heavy Anti-Aircraft gun site to the west of South Benfleet
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 7620 8784 (116m by 139m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BOWERS GIFFORD AND NORTH BENFLEET, BASILDON, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import:
Site of Second World War heavy anti aircraft battery at Jotmans Hall. It was listed as unarmed in 1942. Documented in contemporary records as "TN22 Jotmans Hall", a WWII Heavy Anti-Aircraft gun site to the west of South Benfleet at Military Grid Reference M206064. Equipment and manning at the site is documented at various dates: 30 Apr 1940: Regt-unmanned. 22 Jun 1942: Guns-unarmed, Radar-none. Aerial photographs taken in May and June 1946 show no trace of this site and its location has not been established. <1> - <4>
August 1998. Field visit.
A wartime map compiled by the Royal Engineers shows the co-ordinates of the Military Grid Reference to be within a field 600 yards north by west of Jotmans Hall. This position is now part of the A130 roadway and its embankments, which crosses the area from north to south. <5> <6>
Sources
- <1> SEX59623 LIST: HQ, 6th AA Div. 1940. Location List.
- <2> SEX59624 Monograph: Dobinson, C. S.. 1996. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England, Vol I: Anti-aircraft artillery 1914-1946. Vol 1.3, pp 469-472.
- <3> SEX61768 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1496-3378.
- <4> SEX61770 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1563-3080. June 1946.
- <5> SEX32966 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1940s. Ordnance Survey 2.5 inch (Military Edition). 1:25,000. 62-20-SW.
- <6> SEX59367 Report: Nash, F.. 1998. World War Two Heavy Anti-Aircraft Gun Sites in Essex.
Other References
- NRHE identifier: 1473578
- National Monuments Record: TQ 78 NE 35