EAW000114 ENGLAND (1946). The Ford Motor Company shadow factory on Barton Dock Road with Crofts Bank heavy anti-aircraft battery in the foreground, Trafford Park, 1946
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| Title | [EAW000114] The Ford Motor Company shadow factory on Barton Dock Road with Crofts Bank heavy anti-aircraft battery in the foreground, Trafford Park, 1946 |
| Reference | EAW000114 |
| Date | 5-April-1946 |
| Link | |
| Place name | TRAFFORD PARK |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 377376, 396592 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -2.3408250353497, 53.465329752832 |
| National Grid Reference | SJ774966 |
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 ? Possible LAA gun position. |
 redmist |
Saturday 15th of October 2022 11:58:12 AM |
| ? Possible LAA gun position? |
redmist |
Saturday 15th of October 2022 11:57:41 AM |
| 2ndWW EWS. |
redmist |
Saturday 15th of October 2022 11:55:51 AM |
| 2ndWW EWS. |
redmist |
Saturday 15th of October 2022 11:55:34 AM |
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Location of the accommodation blocks serving the WW2 HAA Gun Battery at Croft Bank. |
redmist |
Saturday 5th of January 2019 10:31:58 PM |
| Clear view of the gun pits for the WW2 HAA Gun Battery at Croft Bank, designation H/H6. Also clear is the control bunker with the positions for the range finders and predictor mechanism etc.. |
redmist |
Saturday 5th of January 2019 10:30:58 PM |
| Lines of WW2 air raid shelters. |
redmist |
Saturday 5th of January 2019 10:20:15 PM |
| Both chimneys showing WW2 camouflage schemes. |
redmist |
Saturday 5th of January 2019 10:12:11 PM |
| George H Carnall now stands here |
MancDave |
Tuesday 17th of February 2015 12:25:15 PM |
| Barton Power Station |
boltie |
Thursday 27th of February 2014 01:02:10 AM |
| The base is still visible in aerial photos:
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/preview#!q=22+Queensway%2C+Trafford%2C+UK&data=!1m4!1m3!1d3362!2d-2.3454397!3d53.4591744!2m1!1e3!4m15!2m14!1m13!1s0x487baea17eb088db%3A0x1310de200e9dfe92!3m8!1m3!1d1014!2d-2.3443538!3d53.4588171!3m2!1i1488!2i1087!4f35!4m2!3d53.4591744!4d-2.3454397&fid=7
at Queensway, Trafford |
Andrew |
Thursday 17th of October 2013 03:46:18 PM |
