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Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery Sheffield H9
Hob Uid: 1473381
Location : Derbyshire North East Derbyshire Eckington
Grid Ref : SK3630081500
Summary : Site of a Second World War heavy anti aircraft battery at Jordanthorpe Farm, Norton. It was armed with four 3.7-inch static guns with GL Mark II radar and was manned by the Home Guard, in 1942. In 1941 it had been manned by 187 Battery of the 67th Royal Artillery Regiment. It was retained as an Off-Site Nucleus Force Battery in 1946.
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Monument Period Name : Mid 20th Century
Display Date : Extant 1946
Monument End Date : 1946
Monument Start Date : 1946
Monument Type : Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

Monument Period Name : Second World War
Display Date : Second World War
Monument End Date : 1945
Monument Start Date : 1939
Monument Type : Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

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External Cross Reference Number : SK 38 SE 31
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