Information for record number MWA9620:
Anti Aircraft Battery in Soneleigh Parish

Summary The remains of an anti aircraft battery from the Second World War.The control building survives and earthworks of three battery structures. The site is 500m southwest of Finham Bridge.
What Is It?  
Type: Anti Aircraft Battery, Earthwork, Military Building
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Stoneleigh
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 32 73
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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2 The remains of a heavy anti-aircraft battery. The control building survives in good condition and three of the battery structures are visible as earthworks on the ground, probably well protected under clay dump. A spread of post medieval rubble to the north of the battery indicates the position of the camp buildings. The aerial photos show four battery structures and evidence of the camp.
3 Possible HAA site at Stoneleigh, maybe a search light. The same photo shows what may be an abandoned aircraft 'X' on plan. May be low flying.
4 Marked as H28. No further information.
5 EA lidar of this site appears to show four gun positions and a control building as earthworks in the tress on the south edge of the site.
6 site of Second World War heavy anti aircraft battery known as Coventry H28 at Stoneleigh. It was armed with four 3.7-inch guns with GL Mark II radar in 1942. In 1946 it was retained as an Off-site Nucleus Force battery Headquarters.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: SP3374
Author/originator:
Date: 23/05/46
Page Number: 3142
Volume/Sheet: SP3374
   
Source No: 6
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Premises, Sites etc. within 30 miles of Harrington Museum used for Military Purposes.
Author/originator: John Brace
Date: Before 2017.
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: Possible HAA site at Stoneleigh
Author/originator: Wilson, E.
Date: 2002
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Defence of Britain Project Record Form
Title: H27 Fillongley
Author/originator: Armishaw, A.
Date: 2001
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Site Visit
Title: Site visit north of Stoneleigh
Author/originator: Ed Wilson
Date: 13/01/03
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Source No: 5
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: Pers. Comm.
Author/originator: B Gethin
Date: 2013 onwards
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Glossary

 
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technique Earthwork Earthworks can take the form of banks, ditches and mounds. They are usually created for a specific purpose. A bank, for example, might be the remains of a boundary between two or more fields. Some earthworks may be all that remains of a collapsed building, for example, the grassed-over remains of building foundations.

In the winter, when the sun is lower in the sky than during the other seasons, earthworks have larger shadows. From the air, archaeologists are able to see the patterns of the earthworks more easily. Earthworks can sometimes be confusing when viewed at ground level, but from above, the general plan is much clearer.

Archaeologists often carry out an aerial survey or an earthwork survey to help them understand the lumps and bumps they can see on the ground.
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period Post Medieval About 1540 AD to 1750 AD (the 16th century AD to the 18th century AD)

The Post Medieval period comes after the medieval period and before the Imperial period.

This period covers the second half of the reign of the Tudors (1485 – 1603), the reign of the Stuarts (1603 – 1702) and the beginning of the reign of the Hannoverians (1714 – 1836).
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monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument MILITARY BUILDING * A building of unknown purpose found at a military site. Use more specific type where known. 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 WELL * A shaft or pit dug in the ground over a supply of spring-water. back
monument MUSEUM * A building, group of buildings or space within a building, where objects of value such as works of art, antiquities, scientific specimens, or other artefacts are housed and displayed. back
monument BRIDGE * A structure of wood, stone, iron, brick or concrete, etc, with one or more intervals under it to span a river or other space. Use specific type where known. back
monument HEAVY ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERY * An anti aircraft battery usually mounting weapons with a larger calibre ammunition such as the QF 3.75 inch (94mm) gun. back
monument AIRCRAFT * An aircraft, either whole or in part. Aircraft often survive as commemorative monuments, gate guardians or crash sites. 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 EARTHWORK * A bank or mound of earth used as a rampart or fortification. back
monument BATTERY * A site where guns, mortars or searchlights are mounted. Use specific type where known. back

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