Tyne and Wear HER(5428): Woolsington, Picket Hamilton Fort - Details
5428
Newcastle
Woolsington, Picket Hamilton Fort
Woolsington
NZ17SE
Defence
Fortification
Picket Hamilton Fort
20TH CENTURY
Second World War 1939 to 1945
Demolished Building
Picket Hamilton Fort - sunken circular concrete pillbox used on airfields (site is adjacent to Newcastle Airport). They remained flush with the surface to permit the free movement of aircraft, but if attack threatened could be raised and manned to give covering fire.
419500
571200
NZ419500571200
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