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Monument Number 1389236
Hob Uid: 1389236
Location : Leeds Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : SE3780026100
Summary : A modern military camp is visible as structures and a searchlight battery is visible as earthworks and cropmarks on air photographs. The camp comprises a number of camouflaged huts and other features in the grounds of the now demolished Methley Hall (SE 32 NE 5/ UID 52631). The searchlight battery comprises six circular earthworks with the remains of associated features visible as cropmarks. These features date to World War II and do not appear to be related. The serachlight battery earthworks are now levelled enabling the underlying cropmarks of Iron Age/ Roman ditches to be visible.
More information : A modern military camp is visible as structures and a searchlight battery is visible as earthworks and cropmarks on air photographs centred at SE 3786 2616. The camp comprises a number of camouflaged huts at SE 3765 2652 and SE 3800 2596 and other features at SE 3794 2614. They lie in the grounds of the now demolished Methley Hall (SE 32 NE 5/ UID 52631). The searchlight battery, at SE 3784 2589, comprises six circular earthworks with the remains of associated features visible as cropmarks. These features date to World War II and do not appear to be related. The serachlight battery earthworks are now levelled enabling the underlying cropmarks of Iron Age/ Roman ditches to be visible. (1)

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Source Number : 1
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Source details : RAF CPE/UK/2072 1139 07-May-1947
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Monument Period Name : 20th Century
Display Date : 20th Century
Monument End Date : 2000
Monument Start Date : 1901
Monument Type : Military Camp, Searchlight Battery
Evidence : Structure, Earthwork, Cropmark, Destroyed Monument

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SE 32 NE 72
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Relationship type : General association

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Activity type : AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION
Start Date : 2002-03-04
End Date : 2004-11-09

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 1389236