Manchester

Key

Heavy Anti-Aircraft siteHAA iconZ BatteryZ Bty iconAirfieldairfield icon
Site No. earlySite No. lateNameOS Grid Reference
AH15Heaton ParkSD 834 037
BH20MostonSD 880 024
CManchester CentralSD 848 003
CH16SD 851 006
CH25Guide BridgeSJ 922 964
DH24Little MossSD 915 001
ELevenshulmeSJ 885 948
EH21LevenshulmeSJ 888 948
FH14Hough End FieldsSJ 831 934
GH10Chorlton cum HardySJ 806 937
HH6LostockSJ 772 958
JH1BartonSJ 747 979
KH7EllesmereSJ 778 999
LH13Lower BroughtonSJ 821 993
MH8IrlamSD 801 011
NH17MiddletonSD 859 055
OH22BrookdaleSD 890 015
OH22SD 899 000
PH23Ashton under LyneSJ 913 977
RFallowfieldSJ 858 948
RH18SJ 862 942
RH3Roe GreenSD 748 022
RRH26SJ 929 921
SH5Ackers FarmSJ 756 927
TDavyhulmeSJ 761 950
TH2DavyhulmeSJ 748 954
UH4EcclesSJ 736 984
UH4SJ 753 993
VH9Besses o’th’ BarnSD 817 040
WH9SD 801 053
XH12RingwaySJ 820 826
YH11BaguleySJ 808 900
ZH19SJ 879 910

Gun Strengths

Battle of Britain & the Blitz

Dates4.5 inch3.7 inch static3.7 inch mobile
May – Sep 401640
Oct – Nov 401644
Dec 4016420
Jan 41161220
Feb 4116168
Mar 4116208
Apr 4120248
May 41202412

Includes 4 guns at Ringway from March 1941

Overlord & Diver

Dates4.5 inch3.7 inch static
Mar – Jun 441618
Jul 441612
Sep 44 – Apr 45166
May 45160

Heavy AA Regiments known to have occupied sites in this GDA

DatesUnits
Sep 39 – Oct 4065 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment
The Royal Artillery 1939-45