Mersey

Key

Heavy Anti-Aircraft SiteHAA iconZ BatteryZ Bty iconAirfieldairfield iconOrdnance Factoryfactory icon
Coast BatteryCoast Bty iconMaunsell FortMaunsell Fort

The Maunsell Forts were not part of the GDA but have been added to the map for the sake of completeness

Site No. earlySite No. lateNameOS Grid Reference
AH4LitherlandSJ 351 990
BH5Walton Hall ParkSJ 369 951
CLower Breck ParkSJ 373 928
CH2Fort CrosbySD 305 024
DFive WaysSJ 375 902
DH9ChildwallSJ 418 895
EH6Tramway RoadSJ 372 869
FH7DeysbrookSJ 407 929
FFH12PrescotSJ 448 921
GH36New Ferry/Shore FieldsSJ 342 855
GH29HoylakeSJ 243 891
GGH28ThurstastonSJ 238 833
HH32OxtonSJ 298 872
IH1FormbySD 292 046
JH31BidstonSJ 283 906
KH33Red NosesSJ 299 941
LH11SpekeSJ 432 827
LLH25Upton HeathSJ 419 701
MH3SeaforthSJ 324 973
NH8KirkbySD 407 002
NNH10RainfordSJ 459 995
OH13Hale BankSJ 463 840
PH15DittonSJ 503 866
PPH14Yew Tree FarmSJ 469 864
QH17Barrows GreenSJ 542 880
RH20MooreSJ 577 853
SH19Red BrowSJ 570 819
TH18SuttonSJ 548 794
UH16OvertonSJ 529 777
VH27AlvanleySJ 501 735
VAH23SJ 342 672
VCH22Lower KinnertonSJ 339 620
WH26InceSJ 451 762
WWH24WhitbySJ 403 750
XH37EasthamSJ 349 796
XXH35RabySJ 313 797
YH34StoretonSJ 310 840
YYH21PuddingtonSJ 334 732
ZH30LeasoweSJ 276 924
ZZMeolsSJ 231 896

Gun Strengths

Battle of Britain & the Blitz

Dates4.5 inch3.7 inch static3.7 inch mobile3 inch
May 40164200
Jun 402412200
Jul 402412160
Aug 402812160
Sep 403212160
Oct 403220208
Nov – Dec 403224168
Jan – Feb 413123153
Mar 413123350
Apr 413127510
May 413130510

Overlord & Diver

Dates5.25 inch4.5 inch3.7 inch MkIV3.7 inch static
Mar – Apr 44820464
Jun 44820460
Jul 44820454
Sep 44820412
Jan 4581862
May 4581860

Maunsell Forts

Dates3.7 inch static
Mar – Jul 4412
Sep 4410

Heavy AA Regiments known to have occupied sites in this GDA

DatesUnits
Feb 4193 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment
Feb 41103 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment
Feb 41107 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment
The Royal Artillery 1939-45