Bentley Priory
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Bentley Priory by Peter Trimming as part of the Geograph project.
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Bentley Priory
Image: © Peter Trimming Taken: 24 Jan 2020
Bentley Priory is best known for its pivotal role as Headquarters Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain in 1940. The Filter Room received information about raids from radar stations across the South East coast of Britain, and ‘filtered’ it – before passing it onto the Operations Rooms at Bentley Priory and at Group and Sector levels across the country. An experimental Filter Room was initially created on the Lower Ground Floor at Bentley Priory, before a Filter Room was created on the Ground Floor in the ‘Ladies Room’ adjacent to the Operations Room. It was moved to a bunker on site, just before the Battle of Britain commenced in 1940. A Filter Room within the Ladies Room has been recreated at the Museum.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.626494
Longitude
-0.332954