Monument Number 1440854 |
Hob Uid: 1440854 | |
Location : Oxfordshire Cherwell Launton
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Grid Ref : SP5928924369 |
Summary : An undefended air raid shelter at the former RAF Bicester technical site. It is built of concrete, brick and earth: it was probably constructed in the early years of World War Two, possibly 1940-1941. This is the southernmost of a group of three such air raid shelters at the technical site to the west of the hangars. They were strategically placed to allow ground crew to take cover in the event of an air attack. Each shelter forms a constraint area within the Scheduled Monument at this important site. |
More information : An undefended air raid shelter at the former RAF Bicester technical site. It is built of concrete, brick and earth: it was probably constructed in the early years of World War Two. This is the southernmost of a group of three such air raid shelters at the technical site to the west of the hangars. They were strategically placed to allow ground crew to take cover in the event of an air attack. Each shelter forms a constraint area within the Scheduled Monument at this important site: this one is analogous with constraint area 16 centred on SP 59289 24369. (1) |