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| HHER Number: | 11498 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | WORLD WAR TWO AIR RAID SHELTERS, THE GROVE ESTATE, WATFORD |
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Summary - not yet available
Monument Types
- AIR RAID SHELTER (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Events
- Geophysical survey at The Grove Estate, Watford, 2000
- Fieldwalking survey at The Grove Estate, Watford, 2000
- Evaluation at The Grove Estate, Watford, 2000
- Watching brief at The Grove, Watford, 2001
Full description
Air raid shelters were built at The Grove during the Second World War when the estate was owned by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway Company and used as its wartime operating centre <1, 5>. They were recorded before demolition <2>.
The shelters have not been demolished; they are used as bat roosts <4>.
<1> Le Quesne, Charles, 2000, The Grove Estate, Watford, Herts: archaeological impact assessment, RNO 682 (Report). SHT6495.
<2> Le Quesne, C, Capon, L, & Stevens, T, 2001, Post excavation assessment of The Grove Estate, Watford, RNO 1006 (Report). SHT2330.
<3> Le Quesne, Charles, 1999, The Grove Estate, Watford, Herts: archaeological watching brief of geotechnical survey, RNO 1005 (Report). SHT6494.
<4> Martin Hicks, Information, Dec 2012 (Verbal communication). SHT5139.
<5> Francis, Paul, Bellamy, Paul, & Crisp, Graham, 2014, 20th century air-raid precaution railway control centres (Bibliographic reference). SHT3731.
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Report: Le Quesne, Charles. 2000. The Grove Estate, Watford, Herts: archaeological impact assessment. archaeological assessment. RNO 682. |
| <2> | Report: Le Quesne, C, Capon, L, & Stevens, T. 2001. Post excavation assessment of The Grove Estate, Watford. Post-Excavation Assessment. RNO 1006. |
| <3> | Report: Le Quesne, Charles. 1999. The Grove Estate, Watford, Herts: archaeological watching brief of geotechnical survey. watching brief. RNO 1005. |
| <4> | Verbal communication: Martin Hicks. Information. Dec 2012. |
| <5> | Bibliographic reference: Francis, Paul, Bellamy, Paul, & Crisp, Graham. 2014. 20th century air-raid precaution railway control centres. |
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