Monument record 9045/0/1 - Lilbourne Searchlight
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Summary
Possible Second World War searchlight battery located in Lilbourne. Precise location unknown. [SMR note: possibly the same site as 423/5/1]
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
{1} Documentary ref to one 150cm, S/L. NGR absent. No information of current survival if any?
Information taken from 425 Searchlight Battery 58th Searchlight Regiment War Diary (PRO ref: WO166/3270). NGRs converted from wartime grid references. Northants sites are part of a group of 24 for the 425 S/L Battery, others being in Warwickshire and Leicestershire.
{3} Reorganisation of TRP areas: Site 25512 Lilbourne becomes Site 25514 Satellite cluster.
<1> Armishaw A., 2000, Letter, (checked) (Letter). SNN101924.
<2> 1941, 425 Searchlight Battery, 58th Searchlight Regiment: Organisation of Battery Area, 1941 (PRO ref: WO166/3270), (checked) (Document). SNN108917.
<3> Appendix A: Reorganisation of Seachlight Battery Area, (checked) (Document). SNN108918.
<4> 425 Searchlight Battery Plans of Searchlight Clusters and Control and Plotting Posts, (checked) (Document). SNN108919.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SNN101924 Letter: Armishaw A.. 2000. Letter. 31/07/2000. 31/7/00. (checked).
- <2> SNN108917 Document: 1941. 425 Searchlight Battery, 58th Searchlight Regiment: Organisation of Battery Area, 1941 (PRO ref: WO166/3270). (checked).
- <3> SNN108918 Document: Appendix A: Reorganisation of Seachlight Battery Area. (checked).
- <4> SNN108919 Document: 425 Searchlight Battery Plans of Searchlight Clusters and Control and Plotting Posts. (checked).
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Location
| Grid reference | SP 56 76 (point) Unknown |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LILBOURNE, West Northamptonshire (formerly Daventry District) |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Feb 7 2023 9:54AM
