Naval Bombing Decoy N25/ba3 |
| Hob Uid: 1459741 | |
Location :
Cumbria
Barrow-in-Furness
Non Civil Parish
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| Grid Ref : SD2004064313 |
| Summary : A Second World War bombing decoy is visible as structures on air photographs. Only one of the structures is visible on the latest 1987 Ordnance Survey vertical photography. Located on Wylock Marsh at Snab Point. It was built as part of the 'N-series' of naval decoys to deflect enemy bombing from Royal Navy installations in Barrow-in-Furness. This site functioned as both a 'Starfish' and 'QL' decoy. The 'Starfish' decoy operated by lighting a series of controlled fires during an air raid to replicate a military or urban area targeted by bombs. The 'QL' decoy featured a grid of muted lights, often set out around ponds or tanks of water, to resemble a port town during a poor blackout. The site was constructed in 1941 and is referenced as being active during 1942, but could have been in use throughout the duration of the war. Aerial photography from 1985 shows that the site had been given over to agricultural use and no features of the decoy survive. Further naval decoys for Barrow-in-Furness were located at Whicham Valley, Lowsy Point and Westfield Point. |
More information : A Second World War 'Starfish' and 'QL' bombing decoy located at Wylock Marshes/Snab Point (SD 201 640). It was constructed as part of the 'N-series' of naval decoys to deflect enemy bombing from Portland. It is referenced as being in use between 01-AUG-1941 and 12-MAR-1942. Further naval bombing decoys for Barrow were located at Whicham Valley (SD 148 836), Lowsy Point (SD 181 749) and Westfield Point (SD 235 670). (1)
Aerial photography shows that by 1985 the site had been given over to agricultural use and no features of the decoy survive. (2)
NGR concords with that given in source 1. The naval decoys for Barrow were built by the summer of 1941. (3)
A Second World War bombing decoy is visible as structures on air photographs, centred at SD 1997 6422. The structure at SD 1975 6465 is extant on the latest 1987 Ordnance Survey vertical photography.
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