Information for record number MWA9628:
Kenilworth/Haseley Knob Royal Observation Corps Post

Summary The site of a Royal Observer Corps Post established during the Second World War to monitor and track enemy aircraft. The site is located on the Golf Course.
What Is It?  
Type: Royal Observer Corps Site, Observation Post
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Kenilworth
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 30 72
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 The site of a Royal Observer Corps Post established during or before December 1937 as Post 1, cluster 3 in 5 Group. It was re-named Post 2, cluster R in 8 Group in or before November 1953 as part of new measures of civil defence during the developing threat to security posed by the Cold War at which point it was considered that an elevated Post was required. The Post was then re-located [WA9628]. The Royal Observer Corps was largely manned by volunteers.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Twentieth Century Fortifications in England, vol XI.2
Author/originator: Dobinson C S
Date: 2000
Page Number: 302
Volume/Sheet: vol XI.2
   
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Glossary

 
Word or Phrase
Description  
monument CIVIL * This is the top term for the class. See CIVIL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument GOLF COURSE * A prepared area of ground used to play the game of golf on. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument ROYAL OBSERVER CORPS SITE * A site or structure associated with the activities of the Royal Observer Corps. The Corps was formed on 1 January 1947 and disbanded in 1991. back
monument FORTIFICATION * A usually permanent defensive work. Use specific type where known. back
monument DEFENCE * This is the top term for the class. See DEFENCE Class List for narrow terms. back
monument AIRCRAFT * An aircraft, either whole or in part. Aircraft often survive as commemorative monuments, gate guardians or crash sites. back
monument OBSERVATION POST * A building or site for watching specific military activities or the movement of enemy forces, etc. back

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