Tynemouth, searchlight batteries

HER Number

12703

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Tynemouth, searchlight batteries

Place

Tynemouth

Map Sheet

NZ37SW

Class

Defence

Site Type: Broad

Anti Aircraft Defence Site

Site Type: Specific

Searchlight Battery

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Second World War 1939 to 1945

Form of Evidence

Earthwork

Description

A potential Second World War searchlight battery is visible as an earthwork on air photographs, at NZ 3568 7043. The features have been built over on the latest 1988 Ordnance Survey vertical photography.

Easting

435680

Northing

570450

Grid Reference

NZ435680570450

Sources

Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument 1465222; RAF FNO/98 2057 16-AUG-1942; Tyne and Wear Museums, 2009, Marden High School, Cullercoats - Archaeological Assessment