Last of the Summer W(h)ine HAA site

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Holmfirth HAA site, or what is left of it. ‘Twas a nice day so I had a mosey over to see what there was to see. I knew there wasn’t much left so it was worth it just to record the remains, should the farmer decide it has outlived its use as a sheep shelter and knock the whole lot down.

 

Given its Summer Wine location I suppose it is quite appropriate that it is more than just ‘half cut’. J

 

The old GE image maybe gives a suggestion as to where the other three gun positions were but I make no firm claims for this. Looking at the site there are a number of odd bits of foundation here and there that maybe give a clue or two as to where everything else was, but they may be red herrings as there was quite extensive re-use of the surrounding area by the water board. So maybe these visible bits are remains of their activity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And then there was another. A few miles away near Huddersfield is a much more extant site. Particularly impressive bit of concrete that I reckon probably had the range finder/ predictor set-up on it. Motor pool(?) building, ammunition store(?) and two remaining gun emplacements. Rather waterlogged so I couldn’t inspect very closely, but it might be worth another visit if we have a dry summer!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Tunnel_Rat]

Nice pics, interesting looking site.

[Toolman]

The site near Castle Hill, Huddersfield is excellent. As the pictures show there is a lot of the structures remaining. I've been there a couple of times to take photos. Waders are needed next time to have a look at the sunken ammo stores.

 

Have a look at the overhead, it shows the layout:

 

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Farnley+Tyas,+Huddersfield&aq=1&sll=52.536273,-31.552734&sspn=26.164218,55.195312&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Farnley+Tyas,+Huddersfield,+United+Kingdom&ll=53.614614,-1.774619&spn=0.001629,0.005413&t=h&z=18

 

The site is on private land but there is a footpath quite close. There can't be many of them remaning with this much left. I do hope it remains. (Also I'm sure there is a bit more underneath! See photo)

Edited March 6, 2011 by Toolman
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