Information for record number MWA12077:
Temporary huts associated with the aircraft factory at Baginton airfield

Summary A row of huts can be seen on aerial photographs of the aircraft factory at Baginton
What Is It?  
Type: Accommodation Hut
Period: Modern (1914 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Baginton
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 36 74
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Level of Protection Local
Description

  
Source Number  

1 A row of huts can be seen on aerial photographs of the aircraft factory at Baginton and were mapped as part of the English Heritage (EH) National Mapping Project (NMP) The function of the huts is unknown but they appear to be similar to those to the north east and are possibly of military origin
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: RAF 106G UK 636 Frame 4410
Author/originator: RAF
Date: 10 Aug 1945
Page Number: Frame 4410
Volume/Sheet: RAF 106G UK 636
   
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technique Aerial Photograph Aerial photographs are taken during an aerial survey, which involves looking at the ground from above. It is usually easier to see cropmarks and earthworks when they are viewed from above. Aerial photographs help archaeologists to record what they see and to identify new sites. There are two kinds of aerial photographs; oblique and vertical. back
period Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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monument ACCOMMODATION HUT * A hut used for the accommodation of members of the armed forces. back
monument HUT * A building of basic construction, usually smaller in size than a house and constructed from a variety of materials such as mud, turf, branches, wood, brick, concrete or metal. Use more specific type where known. back
monument ROW * A row of buildings built during different periods, as opposed to a TERRACE. back
monument AIRCRAFT FACTORY * A factory where aircraft are assembled. back

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