Coastal Defence/chain Home Low Station M115 |
| Hob Uid: 1478132 | |
Location :
Cornwall
St. Ives
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| Grid Ref : SW4970041000 |
| Summary : The site of a Coastal Defence/Chain Home Low (CD/CHL) radar station at Hor Point. It was built by the British Army to monitor shipping and aircraft during the Second World War. CD/CHL sites opened from 1941 and comprised either a Nissen hut or brick/concrete operations block with an aerial gantry mounted on the roof and a separate standby set house for the reserve power. Staff were billeted where possible, but some stations had a small layout of domestic hutting situated within one mile of the site. Aerial photography from 1973 shows that the station had been removed and the site given over to agricultural use. |
More information : A Coastal Defence/Chain Home Low Station located at Hor Point (SW 497 410), called site M115. Coastal Defence/Chain Home Low (CD/CHL) radar stations were operated by the British Army to detect shipping and aircraft. CD/CHL sites opened from 1941 and comprised either a Nissen hut or brick/concrete operations block with an aerial gantry mounted on the roof and a separate standby set house for the reserve power. Staff were billeted where possible, but some stations had a small layout of domestic hutting situated within one mile of the site. (1)
Aerial photography from 1973 shows that the station had been removed and the site given over to agricultural use. (2) |