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Thesaurus Term/Concept: CHAIN HOME STATION

Identifier 139766
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note Part of the WWII air defence radar system, whereby in 1939 a chain of radar stations were established along the south and east coast of Britain. The equipment was based upon apparatus developed for ionospheric research.

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Monument Type MEX1052297 Site of Second World War Chain Home Low Station CHL23A, the Naze (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1041185 Site of Second World War Chain Home Radar Site, Great Bromley (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1034218 Site of Second World War Chain Home radar station 'CH22' (or 'RAF Canewdon Radar Station') receiver site, Lambourne Hall Road (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1034219 Site of Second World War Chain Home radar station 'CH22' (or 'RAF Canewdon Radar Station') transmitter site, Lambourne Hall Road (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1052576 Site of Second World War Chain Home Station 24m, Frating (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1053417 Site of Second World War mobile radio unit '22M', RAF Canewdon Radar Station, Loftmans Farm (Monument)