Monument record TQ 92 SE 22 - Searchlight Battery Bh03 166

Summary

The site of Second World War searchlight battery no. BH03 166 at Old Romney. It was manned by 302 Searchlight Regiment RA under the command of 34 Searchlight Regiment. The battery was operational by September 1941. Searchlight sites typically comprised a small ring-ditch to provide the crew with shelter during an air raid, a predictor emplacement for calculating the height and range of targets, a light anti-aircraft machine gun pit, a generator and hutted accommodation for the crew.

Location

Grid reference TQ 9980 2400 (point)
Map sheet TQ92SE
County KENT
District FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT
Civil Parish OLD ROMNEY, SHEPWAY, KENT

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Full Description

The site of a Second World War searchlight battery, this was known as searchlight battery no. BH03 166 located at Old Romney at TQ 998240. It was manned by 302 Searchlight Regiment RA whose Battery Headquarters were located at Loos Barracks, Staplehurst. It was operational by September 1941. (1)

Searchlight sites typically comprised a small ring-ditch to provide the crew with shelter during an air raid, a predictor emplacement for calculating the height and range of targets, a light anti-aircraft machine gun pit, a generator and hutted accommodation for the crew. During the Second World War searchlights were manned by the Royal Artillery and were under the control of the Army's Anti-Aircraft Command. (2)


<1> Lowry (ed), 1995, 20th century defences in Britain : an introductory guide (Bibliographic reference). SKE56150.

<2> CBA Twentieth Century Fortifications in England Supporting paper AA/1 Searchlight Sites in WWII A sample List (Bibliographic reference). SKE15307.

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  • <1> Bibliographic reference: Lowry (ed). 1995. 20th century defences in Britain : an introductory guide.
  • <2> Bibliographic reference: CBA Twentieth Century Fortifications in England Supporting paper AA/1 Searchlight Sites in WWII A sample List.

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Record last edited

Jan 29 2025 1:01PM