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Monument Number 1491248

Hob Uid: 1491248
Location :
North Somerset
Weston-Super-Mare
Grid Ref : ST3440959705
Summary : A Second World War anti aircraft gun emplacement is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs. The emplacement is located within the former RAF Weston-super-Mare airfield to the west of moor lane. The emplacement was designed for a Bofors AA gun as part of the airfield defences for the airfield. The gun emplacement was demolished on aerial photographs taken in 1950.
More information : A Second World War anti aircraft gun emplacement is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs and has been mapped as part of the Mendip AONB NMP aerial survey. The emplacement is centred at ST 3440 5970 and located within the former RAF Weston-super-Mare airfield to the west of moor lane. The emplacement was designed for a Bofors AA gun as part of the airfield defences for the airfield. The gun emplacement was demolished as seen on aerial photographs taken in 1950. (1-2)

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Source Number : 1
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Source details : NMR RAF/3G/TUD/UK/15/21 5254-5255 13-JAN-1946
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Source Number : 2
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Source details : NMR RAF/541/527 3247-3248 14-MAY-1950
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Monument Types:
Monument Period Name : Second World War
Display Date : Second World War
Monument End Date : 1945
Monument Start Date : 1939
Monument Type : Anti Aircraft Gun Emplacement
Evidence : Destroyed Monument

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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (North Somerset)
External Cross Reference Number : 45897
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : ST 35 NW 128
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Activity type : AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION
Start Date : 2006-02-01
End Date : 2009-05-01