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This building is a World War II anti-aircraft rocket battery and bombing decoy control structure located near Ashridge Farm in Somerset. Constructed during the Second World War, it represents the civilian and military defensive infrastructure developed across Britain to counter the sustained aerial threat posed by German bombing campaigns. The building served the dual purpose of housing personnel who operated anti-aircraft rocket systems while simultaneously controlling decoy sites intended to divert enemy bombers away from legitimate targets. Its survival as a designated ancient monument reflects the historical importance of home front defensive installations in documenting Britain's wartime experience and Civil Defence measures.
World War II anti-aircraft rocket battery and bombing decoy control building 265m north east of Ashridge Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020994. View the official record →
This building is a World War II anti-aircraft rocket battery and bombing decoy control structure located near Ashridge Farm in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020994.
World War II anti-aircraft rocket battery and bombing decoy control building 265m north east of Ashridge 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 1020994.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British settlement on Stoke Moor (7.2 km), Duck decoy east of Barrow Wood Lane (7.7 km), Westbury village cross (8 km).
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World War II anti-aircraft rocket battery and bombing decoy control building 265m north east of Ashridge Farm stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.