Roydon Cold War Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery
Nearly 1,000 anti-aircraft sites were built during the Second World War and 192 were retained for use with nuclear weapons in what would be known …
The Gunny – Little Gypps HAA Battery
Tucked away in the Little Gypps area of Canvey Island is a park known as the Gunny/Gunney, and here there was once a WW2 Heavy …
Rawreth HAA & POW Camp
Driving through Rawreth Industrial Estate you wouldn’t have a clue that you were driving past some old Prisoner of War buildings; but they were once …
Slade Green HAA Battery
The Slade Green HAA site (also known as ZS1) was the most easterly anti-aircraft site built inside the London Inner Artillery Zone. Dating back to …
Northwick HAA Battery
Thames North 8, Northwick ( as it was ‘coded’ during the war) was the name assigned to one of the many heavy anti-aircraft batteries across …
Hadleigh HAA Battery
TN9 Hadleigh at Sandpit Hill was one of several heavy anti-aircraft batteries in the area – such as TN7 Furtherwick and TN8 Northwick on Canvey, and also …
Bowaters Farm HAA Battery
TN13, or Bowaters Farm Anti-Aircraft Battery, was built at the outbreak of the Second World War. Whilst many HAA sites have been demolished, we were …
Chadwell Heath HAA Battery
During the early Second World War, Germany bombed British towns, cities, and industries using aircraft. This initially took place in daylight leading up to the …
Butlers Farm HAA Battery, Shopland
When Britain came under aerial attack in the Second World War, thousands of Heavy Anti-Aircraft batteries and associated army camps were built across the country. …