Radar Memorial - St Aldhelm's Head, Dorset, UK
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N 50° 34.731 W 002° 03.353
30U E 566845 N 5603418
This important memorial stands on the clifftop commemorating the important work completed at the old Radar Station.
Waymark Code: WM9Z1G
Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/19/2010
Views: 6
In the 1990s a local resident from Worth Matravers designed, presented the plans and successfully sculpted this memorial; he was Tony Viney.
The memorial consists of stainless steel representing two radar dishes. They are displayed to be similar to a fire basket to merge both of these warning methods into one sculpture of symbolism. Local residents assembled the sculpture and the base provides a good seat.
Unveiled on 27th October 2001 by Sir Bernard Lovell the ceremony was attended by radar veterans. The occasion was marked with a fly past of light aircraft and tea at Leeson House where Sir Bernard described the history of the Radar Station.
The text on the memorial reads:
'THIS MEMORIAL COMMEMORATES
THE RADAR RESEARCH
CARRIED OUT AT
WORTH MATRAVERS
FROM 1940 - 1942
WHICH WAS CRUCIAL TO
THE WINNING OF THE WAR
AND THE BIRTH OF MODERN
TELECOMMUNICATIONS'
'This memorial was sponsored by
Worth Parish Council
assisted by public donations and the
Purbeck Radar Museum Trust.
It was designed by Tony Viney
resident of Worth and erected by
volunteers from the village.
Sir Bernard Lovell unveiled it on
27th October 2001
in the presence of Dr. Bill Penley and the veteran
scientists who worked here during the war.'
Type of Historic Marker: Radar Memorial
Historical Marker Issuing Authority: Purbeck Radar Museum Trust
Age/Event Date: 10/27/2001
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