1 A target wall and firing positions can be seen adjacent to the railway embankment. The size and strength of the target wall show that this range was for the ...
The site of a Second World War firing range associated with the airfield to the north east of Atherstone on Stour. The firing range was located on the east side of the airfield, 700m north of Fir Grove.
1 A prefabricated (concrete panel shuttered) pillbox that might have been part of the Oxford/ Birmingham stop line.
2 Note, including sketches and photographs (3 pages).
3 A substantial reference guide.
4 ‘The ...
A Second World War pillbox, a small concrete building whose walls contained loopholes. The pillbox housed guns. It was used to defend the Grand Union Canal, which formed a defensive line between Birmingham and Oxford. The pillbox is located to the west of Chapel Hill.
1 Pair of incomplete anti tank road blocks on the western approach to Bridge 114 of the Oxford Canal. These may have been deployed as part of the Oxford/ Birmingham ...
The remains of a Second World War tank trap. It comprises two octagonal concrete blocks that were used as road block. They are situated to the west of Chapel Green and were used to defend the bridge over the Grand Union Canal.
1 A prefabricated (concrete panel shuttered) pillbox that might have been part of the Oxford/ Birmingham stop line.
2 Note, including sketches and photographs (3 pages).
3 A substantial reference guide.
4 ‘The ...
A Second World War pillbox, a concrete building that housed guns which were used to defend a vulnerable point along a road, railway or canal. The pillbox is situated to the east of Napton Holt.
1 Pair of incomplete anti tank road blocks in a field adjacent to the western approach to Bridge 116 of the Oxford Canal.
2 Note, including sketches and photographs.
3 Prefab type ...
A World War Two tank trap comprising a pair of concrete road blocks. They were situated on the western approach to the bridge over the canal, east of Napton Holt.
1 A prefabricated (concrete panel shuttered) pillbox which might have formed part of the Oxford/ Birmingham stop line.
2 Note, including sketches and photographs (3 pages).
3 A substantial reference work.
4 ‘The ...
A Second World War pillbox, a concrete building that housed guns which were used to defend a vulnerable point along a road, railway or canal. The pillbox is situated 1km north west of Priors Hardwick.
1 Second World War cold store at this location.
2 Recording, consisting of an exterior plan and elevations, was undertaken prior to the demolition of the store. The interior couldn’t be ...
A Second World War cold storage depot. The depot was surveyed prior to its demolition. It was situated between the railway lines and the river, 100m south of the roundabout on the Birmingham and Wedgnock Roads, Warwick.
1 A brick shuttered pillbox built on the railway embankment just west of the river crossing in Warwick. Commanding a clear view (if the trees were felled) of both the ...
The site of a brick shuttered pillbox dating to the Second World War. It is situated on the Oxford to Birmingham railway line.
1 At Flaxland Farm, Pillerton Priors, in a big field known as Coverwell, the RAF installed a dummy runway with landing lights and it was manned every night by RAF ...
The site of Pillerton Priors bombing decoy, a system of lights, fires or dummy objects. The decoy was used to prevent German bomber planes from dropping their bombs on the airfield at Wellesbourne. The decoy was situated to the south east of Pillerton Hersey.
1 Reported site of pillbox on the north west approach to Barford Bridge alongside embankment between arched bridge and flood relief channel. Now demolished. Much broken concrete can be seen.
The site of a pillbox which was used as part of the defence network during the Second World War. The pillbox is now demolished though the site is marked by a lot of broken concrete. It stood next to Barford Bridge.
1 Reported site of gun battery protecting the river crossing at Barford.
The site of a Second World War gun battery. It was located at the Barford river crossing.
1 This was a practice bombing target for trainee air crews. The fall of bombs was observed from two observation towers.
2 The existence of a WW2 bombing range was confirmed ...
A Second World War bombing range at Priors Hardwick. The range was used by trainee bomber aircraft crews for practising hitting targets with bombs. The site is located to the west of Priors Hardwick.
1 Substantial brick and concrete remains at SP458563 are probably the remains of one observation tower.
A World War Two observation post associated with the bombing range to the west of Priors Hardwick.
1 A three runway bomber airfield opened June 1942 as a satellite to RAF Chipping Warden but soon transferred to RAF Wellesbourne Mountford. Major facilities included: two 1400 yard (1.28Km) ...
RAF Gaydon was a Second World War bomber airfield. It opened in 1942 as a satellite airfield to RAF Chipping Warden and later to RAF Wellesbourne Mountford. It is located 1.5km north of Chadshunt church.
1 Church Lawford was principally used as a training base for instructors.
2 Oblique air photo showing an unusual runway layout.
3 Pill boxes at airfield: two type 22 at SP45 72 ...
RAF Church Lawford, a Second World War airfield that was used for training instructors. The airfield was situated to the east of Dunsmore Heath.
1 Trial excavations in 1996-7 in advance of redevelopment on the north side of the 1st century fort area were carried out by the Atherstone Archaeological and Historical Society. The ...
Excavations revealed the defences of the Roman fort at Mancetter, north of Victoria Road.
1 Type Q decoy at Wolverton, one of two sites for RAF Honiley. Military Grid Ref 82/670820, NGR SP2161.
The site of a Second World War bombing decoy. This was a system of lights or fires used as a conterfeit target for enemy aircraft who would drop their bombs on the decoy instead of RAF Honiley. The decoy site was located 900m south east of Wolverton.
1 At Wootton Wawen there was a decoy site Type Q, one of two sites for RAF Honiley, Military Grid Ref 82/582815, NGR SP1261.
The site of a Second World War bombing decoy. This is a system of lights or fires used as a conterfeit target for enemy aircraft who would drop their bombs on the decoy instead of RAF Honiley. The decoy site is located 1km west of Little Alne.
1 Two brick shuttered mass concrete walls built to close Bridge 29 on the Warwick & Napton Canal. This may have been part of the Oxford/Birmingham defence line.
2 Description, sketch ...
The site of a anti tank road block which formed part of the defences during the Second World War. Some of the thick concrete walls of the road block still partially stand. They are situated 300m west of Bascote Locks.
1 A grass relief landing ground for RAF Church Lawford opened in 1940. The minimal facilities included 4 blister hangers (one each at the E and W perimeters) and the ...
The site of RAF Southam, an airfield which was opened in 1940, during the Second World War as part of the defence of Britain. There were 37 buildings associated with the airfield which closed to flying in 1944. It was situated to the south east of Southam.
1 Evaluation carried out during Jan-Mar 1988. 5 trenches were excavated by hand to a depth of 1.5-2m with trenches 2 & 4 fully emptied of archaeological deposits. ...
The remains part of the defensive ditch which protected the Roman town of Alcester were found during archaeological work. The site was located in Gas House Lane, Alcester.
1 Two trenches 5m wide, dug in 1989 and 1990 respectively, have located the southern defences and have suggested a revision of the overall shape as a rectangle. In 1989 ...
Excavations revealed the remains of a Roman fort and associated buildings. The fort is situated 300m north east of Bardon Manor Farm.
1 An underground command post (Type 1108/41) with protected observation cupola. For the defence of airfields primarily in the event of attack by paratroops. Now converted into a museum by ...
A battle headquarters site, an underground command post with protected observation cupola at RAF Wellesbourne Mountford. It was built for the purpose of coordinating the defence of the airfield during the Second World War, primarily in the event of an attack by paratroops.
1 Originally a three storey brick building with a ‘look out’ principally used to control aircraft. Originally part of a range of other buildings, the control tower now stands by ...
A control tower associated with the Second World War airfield north east of Atherstone on Stour. The control tower was a three-storey brick building which is still largely standing.