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| HER Number | MWB16001 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Site of Pinewood Halt RAF maintenance unit - unknown exact location |
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Summary
Former location of RAF maintenance unit established on part of the brickworks during the Second World War
Monument Type(s):
Full Description
RAF Unit No 34 Radio Maintenance Unit (RMU)was established on part of Messrs Hall's brickworks sometime after 1944 when the railway siding was reconditioned <1>. Unknown exact location.
Pinewood became an RAF maintenance unit for tents and motor transport, with Nissan huts being erected. Pinewood Cottage at the entrance to the site became a guardroom <2>.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Karau, P, Parson, M & Robertson, K. 1981. Didcot, Newbury & Southampton Railway. P103. [Monograph / SWB12968] |
| <02> | Marr, R (compiler). 2000. Hermitage 2000. [Unpublished document / SWB14467] |
Related Monuments
| MWB17775 | Pinewood Cottage, Chapel Lane, Hermitage (Building) |
| MWB16002 | PINEWOOD HALT (Monument) |
| MWB15880 | Site of Pinewood Estate Brick and Tile Company (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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