Information for record number MWA9174:
Site of Anti-Aircraft Operations Room, Stoneleigh Park

Summary The site of an anti aircraft operations room which was in use during the 1950s. The building has been demolished but the foundations are still visible. It was situated 600m north east of Stareton.
What Is It?  
Type: Anti Aircraft Operations Room
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Stoneleigh
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 34 71
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Site of a Royal Artillery Anti-Aircraft Operations Room covering the Coventry & Rugby Gun Defended Area. Built in the early 1950s. Building now demolished, only the footprint survives.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Subterranea Britannica: Research Study Group: Sites
Author/originator: Keith Ward/Nick Catford
Date: 2001
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Glossary

 
Word or Phrase
Description  
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument OPERATIONS ROOM * A room used for directing military operations and exercises. 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 ANTI AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS ROOM * A one or two storey reinforced concrete structure, usually associated with two T shaped radio masts. Term is specific to army anti-aircraft control centres operational between 1950-55. back
monument FOOTPRINT * An impression made in soft ground by a passing animal or human. The soft ground may have subsequently hardened. back
monument AIRCRAFT * An aircraft, either whole or in part. Aircraft often survive as commemorative monuments, gate guardians or crash sites. back

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