Monument record MDO28876 - Chain Home Radar Station CH11 (RAF Southbourne), Hengistbury Head, Bournemouth

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Summary

A chain home radar station was constructed at Hengistbury Head early in the Second World War. It is visible as a ruined structure on aerial photographs of 1941 and had probably been replaced by this time by a site to the west (see WX4905).

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Full Description

A chain home radar station was constructed at Hengistbury Head early in the Second World War. It is visible as a ruined structure on aerial photographs of 1941 and had probably been replaced by this time by a site to the west (see WX4905). The site consists of a control building and two small compounds containing the transmitter and receiver masts to the south east and south west. Four building platforms are located immediately to the north the control building and may have been ancillary buildings associated with site. (1-2)

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 26-AUG-1941. RAF 1416/S442H55 PO-39 MSO 31259.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 30-OCT-1945. RAF 106G/T16/PART II 7123-4.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SZ 1644 9087 (146m by 171m) (19 map features)
Map sheet SZ19SE
Unitary Authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: MDO28876
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 19 SE 180

Record last edited

Dec 3 2013 4:41PM

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