A possible Second World War Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery is visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s to the south of Boscombe Overcliff Drive. Three semi-circular gun emplacements are visible as earthern banks. One has a structure within it, possibly the remains of a gun mounting. (1) The site is not visible on the most recent comprehensive aerial imagery available to the project. (2) This site was digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).
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<1> SDO12642
Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 30-OCT-1945. RAF 106G/T16/PART II 7115-6.
Centred SZ 1304 9133 (57m by 60m) (8 map features)
Map sheet
SZ19SW
Unitary Authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Protected Status/Designation
None recorded
Other Statuses/References
None recorded
Record last edited
Jul 15 2013 8:33AM
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