Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery Bramley 3 |
| Hob Uid: 1471593 | |
Location :
Hampshire
Basingstoke and Deane
Sherborne St. John
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| Grid Ref : SU6183056790 |
| Summary : Site of Second World War heavy anti aircraft battery at Pollards End Copse, which was not armed in 1942. It formed part of the Bramley defences. Aerial photographs of the 1940s show the HAA battery to the south of the junction of Morgaston Road and Aldermaston Road. The site comprises earthwork gun emplacement enclosures with a group of buildings to the north. |
More information : Site of Second World War heavy anti aircraft battery at Pollards End Copse, which was not armed in 1942. It formed part of the Bramley defences. (1)
The Heavy Anti Aircraft battery described above in (1) is visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s to the south of the junction of Morgaston Road and Aldermaston Road. The site comprises earthwork gun emplacement enclosures with a group of buildings to the north. This feature was recorded during the Silchester Iron Age Environs mapping project. (1) |