Site of Second World War searchlight battery at Wethersfield (EHER 82566)
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Summary
The site of a Second World War searchlight battery at Wethersfield. 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 and on into Hertfordshire. 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 727 317 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WETHERSFIELD, BRAINTREE, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
NRHE data transfer:
The site of a Second World War searchlight battery at Weathersfield sic (correct spelling is Wethersfield), situated at NGR TL 727 317, MGR (military grid reference M 176503. 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>
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. <2>
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Other References
- NRHE identifier: 1499144
- National Monuments Record: TL 73 SW 46