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| HER Number: | MDV71740 |
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| Name: | Farringdon [A] Anti-Aircraft Battery, Horwell Farm |
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Summary
Mobile heavy AA battery at Farringdon, Exeter.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 006 919 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY09SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Farringdon |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | FARRINGDON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERY (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Dobinson, C. S., 1996, Anti-aircraft artillery, 1914-46 (Monograph). SDV323690.
Mobile heavy AA battery at Farringdon, Exeter. Referred to as site '[A]'. Armed with 4 x 3.7in guns and a GL radar. Manned by 53 Regt, 158 Bty as of 01-Jun-1941. Battery possibly resited in 1942. Other details: AAI.
Dobinson, C. S., 1996, Twentieth Century Fortifications in England: Anti-aircraft Artillery, 1914-1946, 358 (Report - non-specific). SDV356328.
Francis, P., 1999, Exeter Airport. Historic Airport Survey for Devon County Council & East Devon District Council, 60, 118, 139 (Report - non-specific). SDV323390.
Sited at Horwell Farm. Only the concrete base of a 16 foot span Nissen hut is extant.
Searchlights for the site were provided on 9th June by a Troop belonging to 523 Battery, 85th Searchlight Regiment.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV323390 | Report - non-specific: Francis, P.. 1999. Exeter Airport. Historic Airport Survey for Devon County Council & East Devon District Council. Airfield Research Publishing Report. Digital + A4. 60, 118, 139. [Mapped feature: #46958 ] |
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| SDV323690 | Monograph: Dobinson, C. S.. 1996. Anti-aircraft artillery, 1914-46. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England. I.4. A4 Bound. |
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| SDV356328 | Report - non-specific: Dobinson, C. S.. 1996. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England: Anti-aircraft Artillery, 1914-1946. Council for British Archaeology Report. 1.3. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. 358. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV48842 | Related to: Exeter Airfield (Military) (Monument) |
| MDV71739 | Related to: Exeter, Faringdon AA Battery (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4774 - Historic Airport Survey, Exeter Airport
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 9 2015 1:09PM |
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