Woolsington, Picket Hamilton Fort

HER Number

5428

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Woolsington, Picket Hamilton Fort

Place

Woolsington

Map Sheet

NZ17SE

Class

Defence

Site Type: Broad

Fortification

Site Type: Specific

Picket Hamilton Fort

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Second World War 1939 to 1945

Form of Evidence

Demolished Building

Description

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.

Easting

419500

Northing

571200

Grid Reference

NZ419500571200

Sources

<< HER 5428 >> A. Rudd, of Wartime Defences in Tyne and Wear - typed list