Information for record number MWA8292:
Anti-Aircraft Battery, Goodrest Farm

Summary A ruined building which was formerly a Second World War anti aircraft battery. It lies 100 metres to the south of Rouncil Lane, near Goodrest Cottages.
What Is It?  
Type: Anti Aircraft Battery
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Leek Wootton and Guys Cliffe
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 27 69
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 World War II Anti Aircraft Battery in good state of preservation at this location.
2 1948 AP shows 4 gun emplacements, central command post and two unidentified structures. Accommodation to north of site (see WA 8293).
3 The site was known as H25 in the Coventry Gun Defended Area.
4 It was numbered H25 and had four static 3.7' HAA guns in place with a GL Mk II radar.
5 I have recorded conversations with two ex-ATS personel who were on the site in 1943-44. 477 and 488 HAA batteries RA.
6 The command post and four gun emplacements remain standing whilst two other major buildings seen in the aerial photographs have either been demolished or removed.
7 Documented as first mentioned in 1942 and equipped with 4 x 3.7 static AA guns and GL Mk III fire control radar.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: RAF 541/215/4035
Author/originator: RAF
Date: 1948
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: SP2768
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: Aerial Photograph
Author/originator: RAF
Date: 1948
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Source No: 7
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Twentieth Century Fortifications in England, vol I.3
Author/originator: Dobinson C S
Date: 1996
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Vol I.3
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: AA battery, Leek Wootton and Guys Cliff
Author/originator: Phillips J M
Date: 1999
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Toy Making Magazine
Author/originator: Hobbins, Cyril
Date: 1998
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: No. 9 Feb to March
   
Source No: 5
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Unpublished document
Author/originator: Hobbins C
Date: 1999
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Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 6
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Bannerhill HAA Battery
Author/originator: Brace J
Date: 1999
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Volume/Sheet:
   
Images:  
An anti aircraft battery near Rouncil Lane, Leek Wootton and Guy's Cliffe
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
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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 MAGAZINE * A building in which a supply of arms, ammunition and provisions for an army is stored. back
monument COMMAND POST * A military building from which the guns of a battery were directed. back
monument FORTIFICATION * A usually permanent defensive work. Use specific type where known. back
monument GUN EMPLACEMENT * A fortified site in which a gun, mortar or cannon is positioned. back
monument STRUCTURE * A construction of unknown function, either extant or implied by archaeological evidence. If known, use more specific type. back
monument ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERY * A site containing one or more artillery pieces and/or rocket launchers for firing at enemy aircraft. back
monument BATTERY * A site where guns, mortars or searchlights are mounted. Use specific type where known. back

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