EAW049703 ENGLAND (1953). Common Plantation and the site for the Riddings Estate, Scunthorpe, 1953
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| Title | [EAW049703] Common Plantation and the site for the Riddings Estate, Scunthorpe, 1953 |
| Reference | EAW049703 |
| Date | 24-May-1953 |
| Link | |
| Place name | SCUNTHORPE |
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| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 488207, 407931 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -0.66817485606677, 53.560332595479 |
| National Grid Reference | SE882079 |
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 The gun pits are in fact under the Timberlands housing estate. The entrance from Bottesford Lane being Caistor Road, which in fact is the original entrance to the camp.
Fred Carter
Resident as a child circa 1949 to 1951/2
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 Fred |
Tuesday 6th of August 2019 10:07:06 AM |
| Location of the gun pits at the WW2 HAA Gun Battery situated between Ashby and Bottesford, designation number -/H5. (Scunthorpe GDA). Interestingly there are six pits at this site. The admin/accommodation buildings are in the foreground. This gun site is now beneath the allotments. |
redmist |
Saturday 2nd of February 2019 10:44:45 PM |
| Ashby Decoy Golf Club. |
Ludwig58 |
Thursday 2nd of November 2017 02:41:07 PM |