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I lack sufficient established scholarly information in the historical record to provide accurate details about the specific designation and function of this particular personnel lift installation at MOD Corsham in Wiltshire. MOD Corsham itself is a Cold War defensive installation of considerable historical importance, but I cannot reliably describe the specific characteristics, period dating, or significance of Personnel Lift 2 without risking factual inaccuracy. To provide an authoritative description of this designated monument, I would require access to primary archival documentation or published scholarly assessments specific to this facility that establish its precise construction date, operational purpose, and heritage significance.
MoD CORSHAM: Personnel Lift (PL) 2 is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1409130. View the official record →
I lack sufficient established scholarly information in the historical record to provide accurate details about the specific designation and function of this particular personnel lift installation at MOD Corsham in Wiltshire.
MoD CORSHAM: Personnel Lift (PL) 2 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 1409130.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including MoD CORSHAM: Prime Minister's Rooms and Operations Rooms (0.1 km), MoD CORSHAM: Quarry Working Areas in West Lung, Spring Quarry (1 km), Three bowl barrows 160m south west of Hatt House (2.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of MoD CORSHAM: Personnel Lift (PL) 2's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
MoD CORSHAM: Personnel Lift (PL) 2 stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.