Bristol

Key

Heavy Anti-Aircraft Site HAA icon Z Projector Site Z Bty icon
Coast Gun Site Coast Bty icon Airfield airfield icon

 

Site No. (Early) Site No. (Late) Site Name OS Grid Reference
B1 3 Gordano ST 525 747
B2 1 Portishead/Portbury ST 487 767
B3 7 Rockingham Farm ST 523 808
B4 5 Cribbs ST 568 809
B5 11 Brickfields ST 634 811
B6 13 Purdown ST 613 766
B7 17 Whitchurch ST 604 683
B8 19 Reservoir ST 564 695
B9   Avonmouth ST 507 778
B10   Almondsbury ST 606 833
  9 Almondsbury ST 611 833
B11   Hanbrook ST 636 786
B12 15 Hanham ST 636 715
B14   Blackboy ST 636 715
B15     ST 567 642
B17 14 Rodway ST 666 757
  2 Lodge Farm ST 440 750
  4 St George’s Wharf ST 501 711
  6 Westbury ST 577 774
  8 Pilning ST 550 862
  10 Earthcote ST 637 862
  12 Henfield ST 682 790
  16 Keynsham ST 685 655
  18 Chew ST 551 627
  20 Backwell ST 504 677

 

Gun Strengths

Battle of Britain & the Blitz

Dates 3.7 inch mobile 3.7 inch static 3 inch
May 40 16 0 8
Jun 40 4 24 8
Jul 40-Nov 40 0 24 8
Dec 40-Jan 41 4 23 4
Feb 41 12 23 0
Mar 41 32 24 8
Apr 41 34 24 8
May 41 38 34 8

Overlord & Diver

Dates 3.7 inch mobile 3.7 inch static 4.5 inch 3.7 inch MkVI
Mar 44 13 62 0 0
Apr 44 4 62 0 0
Jun 44 4 62 16 16
Jul 44 3 62 16 16
Aug 44 0 30 0 16
Jan 45 0 12 0 16
May 45 0 0 0 16

 

Heavy AA Regiments known to have occupied sites in this GDA

Dates Units
Nov 40 – Oct 41 76 (Gloucestershire) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment
1940 98 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment

 

The Royal Artillery 1939-45