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Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite 340m south east of Gardens Farm is a Second World War defensive installation located in Derbyshire. The site dates from the 1940s when Britain established extensive anti-aircraft defences across the country in response to German aerial bombardment. Heavy anti-aircraft gunsites of this period typically comprised concrete emplacements, gun platforms, and associated command and control structures designed to accommodate large calibre anti-aircraft guns. The site forms part of the broader network of Second World War military infrastructure that protected industrial and populated areas of the English Midlands from air attack.
Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite 340m south east of Gardens Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019871. View the official record →
Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite 340m south east of Gardens Farm is a Second World War defensive installation located in Derbyshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019871.
Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite 340m south east of Gardens Farm is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1019871.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Henge complex NW of Hickens Bridge (2.9 km), Iron Age settlement and cursus, with other air photographic marks, SE of Aston-on-Trent (3 km), Anglo-Scandinavian high cross shaft in the churchyard of St Werburgh's Church, Spondon (3.7 km).
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