Monument record MDO27770 - Second World War anti-aircraft gun tower, Royal Naval Cordite Factory Holton Heath, Wareham St Martin

A Second World War anti aircraft gun tower is visible on aerial photographs of Holton Heath, Wareham St Martin. It is located just to the west of a Royal Naval Cordite Factory (RNCF Holton Heath, MDO8224) and was built as part of the defences of the factory.

Site of a Second World War anti-aircraft gun tower at Wareham, SY 938 902. The Defence of Britain project material includes 1 photocopied photograph of the tower. It was recorded by M Osborne. <1>

SY 93969024. A light anti aircraft battery on Holton Heath, south west of the Royal Naval Cordite Factory site. The battery, one of about 10 Bofors towers known to survive in England, consists of 2 concrete towers set side by side, each supporting an upper platform. One tower was equipped with a 40mm Bofors gun while the other housed the associated observation post. <2>

A Second World War anti aircraft gun tower is visible on aerial photographs of Holton Heath, Wareham St Martin <5-7>. It is located just to the west of a Royal Naval Cordite Factory (RNCF Holton Heath, MDO8224) and was built as part of the defences of the factory. This feature was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project. It is still visible as an extant concrete structure on the most recent comprehensive aerial images available to the project.

<1> Council for British Archaeology, 1995, Defence of Britain Project (Digital archive). SWX5.

<2> Council for British Archaeology, 2003, Defence of Britain Project Database (Machine readable data file). SDO128.

<3> Council for British Archaeology, 2006, Defence of Britain Project Archive DEB01 (Excavation archive). SDO17227.

<4> Historic England, Scheduled Monument Notification, 10-Oct-01 (Scheduling record). SDO17468.

<5> Royal Air Force, 17-JAN-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1934 5051-52 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13339.

<6> National Monuments Record, 18-AUG-1998, NMR SY 9390/3 (18122/05) (Aerial Photograph). SDO13344.

<7> Dorset County Council, 2002, VAP (Aerial Photograph). SDO13141.

<8> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1353252 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Sep 13 2024 11:21AM