Site of Second World War searchlight battery, near Clavering Hall Farm (EHER 81297)
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Summary
Now destroyed. The site of a Second World War searchlight battery at Clavering (thought to be near Clavering Hall Farm). It was manned by 33 Searchlight Regiment. The battery was operational from October 1941. It formed part of a network of searchlights named Area DN02, which along with another such area (DN01) formed a defensive belt in the Hertfordshire-Essex-Cambridgeshire-Suffolk borders area. 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.
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Location
| Grid reference | TL 4760 3090 (point) NRHE data used to create point. |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CLAVERING, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
NRHE data transfer:
The site of a Second World War searchlight battery at Clavering, situated at NGR TL 476 309/ MGR (military grid reference) L925498. It was manned by 33 Searchlight Regiment. The battery was operational from October 1941. It formed part of a network of searchlights named Area DN02, which along with another such area (DN01) formed a defensive belt in the Essex-Cambridgeshire-Suffolk borders area. <1>
The locational information provided in source 1 places the site in the vicinity of Clavering Hall Farm. <2> <3>
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. <4>
Sources
- <1> SEX60904 Monograph: Dobinson, C. S.. 2000. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England, AA/1: Searchlight Sites in WWII. p.27.
- <2> SEX75707 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL: Oral information, correspondence (not archived), or staff comments. Record Compiler's comment, Robin Page, 11-JUN-2009.
- <3> SEX60991 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1945-present. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 Post War National Grid (5th Epoch). 1:2500. 2008.
- <4> SEX76224 Monograph: Lowry, B.. 1995. 20th Century Defences in Britain: An Introductory Guide. no.12, p.63.
Related Events (1)
Other References
- NRHE identifier: 1498987
- National Monuments Record: TL 43 SE 69