2020

SJ6308 : Hythe pattern target frame in the target gallery

taken 6 years ago, near to Aston, Telford And Wrekin, England

Hythe pattern target frame in the target gallery
Hythe pattern target frame in the target gallery
Deep in the trench of the rifle range's target gallery, 12 of these iron frames survive. The frame held a wooden (commonly plywood) target for the marksmen on the range to aim at, and would be raised and lowered by the operators of the mechanism on command. The other job for the operators was to use a pointing stick after each shot was fired to indicate where the bullet had passed through the target, helping the marksman adjust his next shot accordingly. The marksman would often try to squeeze another quick shot in and hit the pointing stick, in the hope of surprising the operator into dropping it...
Being in the target gallery was thus almost as exciting as firing the rifle, as you knew you were perfectly safe, yet death was whistling by just 4 feet above your head. And there was a good chance of the stick being shot out of your hands. All good fun in the 1970s, although modern Health & Safety standards might just take a dim view of that sort of thing.
The whole range site, which dates from the late 19th century, was designated as a Scheduled Monument in 2017 LinkExternal link (Archive LinkExternal link ) with the gallery here being Grade II listed LinkExternal link (Archive LinkExternal link ) at the same time.
Scheduled Monuments

In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a 'nationally important' archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorised change.
There are about 20,000 scheduled monuments in England representing about 37,000 heritage assets. Of the tens of thousands of scheduled monuments in the UK, most are inconspicuous archaeological sites, but some are large ruins.
Wikipedia: LinkExternal link

Listed Buildings and Structures

Listed buildings and structures are officially designated as being of special architectural, historical or cultural significance. There are over half a million listed structures in the United Kingdom, covered by around 375,000 listings.
Listed status is more commonly associated with buildings or groups of buildings, however it can cover many other structures, including bridges, headstones, steps, ponds, monuments, walls, phone boxes, wrecks, parks, and heritage sites, and in more recent times a road crossing (Abbey Road) and graffiti art (Banksy 'Spy-booth') have been included.

In England and Wales there are three main listing designations;
Grade I (2.5%) - exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important.
Grade II* (5.5%) - particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
Grade II (92%) - nationally important and of special interest.

There are also locally listed structures (at the discretion of local authorities) using A, B and C designations.

In Scotland three classifications are also used but the criteria are different. There are around 47,500 Listed buildings.
Category A (8%)- generally equivalent to Grade I and II* in England and Wales
Category B (51%)- this appears generally to cover the ground of Grade II, recognising national importance.
Category C (41%)- buildings of local importance, probably with some overlap with English Grade II.

In Northern Ireland the criteria are similar to Scotland, but the classifications are:
Grade A (2.3%)
Grade B+ (4.7%)
Grade B (93%)

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Defence, Military Primary Subject: Rifle Range
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SJ6308, 96 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Richard Law   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 1 May, 2020   (more nearby)
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Sunday, 3 May, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 6302 0895 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:40.6188N 2:32.9029W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 6302 0894
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