Monument record 9201/0/1 - Clay Hills Searchlight Site

The site of a searchlight battery from World War II. Known only from documentary sources. It was controlled by the 467 S/L Battery 73 S/L Regiment. It would have been constructed between 1939 and 1945 but the present condition is uncertain. The site is located at Clay Hills, Grendon.

{1} Original source PRO ref WO/166/3313 the war diary of 467 Searchlight Bty, 72 Searchlight Regiment. Documentary confirmation of this searchlight site known as 25636 Clay Hills. NGR calculated by Armishaw from MGR 84/323807. NB This S/L is not evident on 1947 RAF vertical Aps. Site now underlies electricity sub-station- thus lost.

{2} Documentary reference. Original source PRO ref: WO166/3313; details of 467 searchlight battery, 73 Searchlight Regiment. September 1940. Ref: 25636, Clay Hills, MGR 84/323807.

{3} The site of a searchlight battery from World War II. From a list from Northamptonshire SMR and known only from documentary sources. It was controled by the 467 S/L Battery 73 S/L Regiment. it would have been constructed between 1939 and 1945 but the present condition is uncertain. The site is located at Clay Hills, Grendon.

<1> Cadman, G., 2003, Clay Hills, (unchecked) (Note). SNN103538.

<2> 1940, PRO ref: WO166/3313: 467 S/L Bty. 72 S/L Regt. September 1940, (checked) (Document). SNN101211.

<3> Migrated Defence of Britain Project database record originally compiled from various sources (Database). SNN112922.

<4> Historic England, Undated, Defence of Britain, DEB01 (Archive). SNN112947.

Record last edited

Dec 8 2023 12:31PM