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Seagull trench. Large W-shaped defence post with overhead brick and concrete cover. This example is not fitted, apparently, with Turnbull machine gun mounts (as found at Rednal Airfield). The site is capable of accommodating a large number of men to defend landing area.
(Source: Field Visit 1999/07/18)


      

        Local Name
        Calveley Airfield
      

      

        Official Name
        RAF Calveley
      

      

        Type of site
        SEAGULL TRENCH
      

      

        Location
        NW corner of landing ground between perimeter track and runway of Calveley Airfield

      

      

        Area
        
 
 Wardle, Cheshire, England

        		
       

      

        Grid reference
        
            SJ 5922 5763
            

        		
      

      

        Period
        WW2

      

      

        Condition
        Removed

      

      

        Materials
        
            Clay Brick, 
            Concrete
        
      

      

        Recorder
        Lowry, Bernard (Defence of Britain Project)
      

      

        Defence grouping
        
 
 RAF Calveley defences - Ground defences 

        		
      

      

        Photographs
        
View of SEAGULL TRENCH - S0008131
         

     (2) - external view (1 DIGITISED)  		
      

      

        DOB site reference:
        S0008131

      


      

        Event
        
            Construction, In the period 1940 1941

            Field Visit, On 1999/07/18 

        		
      

    



  




    

				













    

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