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PRN | 8181 | ||||
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Site or location name | Blyth Battery (04) | ||||
Summary | Gun Emplacements and Magazine | ||||
Description | Two gun emplacements built above and (remotely) in front of the magazine. The dunes preventing the more usual arrangement of the magazine built immediately on to the rear of the emplacements. One of the original guns is reputed to now be the one located in the Battery at Tynemouth Castle. | ||||
Monument Type | COAST BATTERY GUN SITE;MAGAZINE;COAST BATTERY GUN SITE | ||||
Desgination | None | ||||
Material | CONCRETE, BRICK | ||||
Location |
Country | ENGLAND | ||||
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Site Location | To the right of the complex as viewed from the Links Road car park. | ||||
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Map Reference | NGR: NZ32107931 (432100, 579310) | ||||
Condition/Threat | |||||
Condition (Date) | Good (25-07-2016) | ||||
Administration | |||||
Recorded By (Date) | D Simpson - Home Front Legacy (24-07-2016) | ||||
Copiled On | 25-07-2016 | ||||
Last Updated | 27-07-2016 |
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Blyth Battery, gun emplacements and magazine (Link Road, Newsham, Blyth, Northumberland). (File name: 8181_686.jpg) |
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Blyth Battery, gun emplacements and magazine (Link Road, Newsham, Blyth, Northumberland). (File name: 8181_687.jpg) |
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Blyth Battery, gun emplacements and magazine (Link Road, Newsham, Blyth, Northumberland). (File name: 8181_688.jpg) |
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Blyth Battery, gun emplacements and magazine (Link Road, Newsham, Blyth, Northumberland). (File name: 8181_689.jpg) |
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