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This control building is a World War II defensive installation located near Scalm Park in Yorkshire. It dates from the period of the Second World War, when such structures were erected across Britain as part of air defence operations. The building functioned as a control centre for bombing decoys, which were dummy installations designed to draw enemy air raids away from genuine military and industrial targets. Such decoy sites formed an important element of British civil defence strategy during the German bombing campaigns of 1940 and 1941.
World War II bombing decoy control building 270m south of Scalm Park Cottages is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020499. View the official record →
This control building is a World War II defensive installation located near Scalm Park in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020499.
World War II bombing decoy control building 270m south of Scalm Park Cottages 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 1020499.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Thorpe Hall moated monastic grange (1.6 km), Kensbury moated site, fishpond and fragment of a medieval field system (5 km), Paradise Lodge moated site and grange of the Prior of Bolton (5.1 km).
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