Information for record number MWA12381:
Site of Land Army hostel, Salford Priors

Summary A group of buildings can be seen on aerial photographs in the grounds of Park Hall which are described as a Land Army Hostel on Ordnance Survey Map.
What Is It?  
Type: Emergency Water Supply, Womens Land Army Hostel
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Salford Priors
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 06 51
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Buildings used in WW2 as a Land army Hostel and emergency water tanks were mapped as part of the English Heritage National Mapping Project. The huts are arranged in a distinctive star configuration.
2 Identification of site comes comes from name seen on 1950/60s 1:10600 OS map (exact edition not known).
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: RAF/106G//UK/1698 Frame 2356
Author/originator: RAF
Date: 27 Aug 1946
Page Number: Frame 2356
Volume/Sheet: RAF/106G/1698
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: Personal Comment
Author/originator: Laurence Chadd
Date: 12 Jan 2007
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Volume/Sheet:
   
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Glossary

 
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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
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument LAND ARMY HOSTEL * A building, often converted from its original use, for use as a temporary accommodation by members of the Women's Land Army during the First and Second World Wars. back
monument PARK * An enclosed piece of land, generally large in area, used for hunting, the cultivation of trees, for grazing sheep and cattle or visual enjoyment. Use more specific type where known. back
monument WATER TANK * A receptacle for the storage of water. back
monument EMERGENCY WATER SUPPLY * A reservoir or tank used to hold a supply of water for fire-fighting purposes in the event of the main supply being damaged or cut off. 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 WOMENS LAND ARMY HOSTEL * A hostel used to accommodate members of the Womens Land Army who undertook essential agricultural work during the Second World War. back

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