Bombing decoy - starfish site - the control shelter for activating the decoys, which were situated on a ridge half a mile to the west, still exists near to the farmhouse. The control shelter follows the standard Air Ministry design for QL sites (CT 151/41). It is a brick walled rectangular structure with a reinforced concrete roof, standing on a concrete base. It measures 9m north to south by 4m east to west and stands approximately 2m high. There is an entrance passage at ground level in the east side, around 3m in length. The shelter was originally protected by an earth bank but this has eroded away. The inside is thought to be divided into two rooms separated by a small lobby. The room to the left is the field control room which contained the switchgear, a stove and communications equipment. To the right is the former engine room that housed three generators set on cast concrete bases. There is a later, inserted opening to the left of the entrance and a single narrow embrasure to the left return. Newcastle's decoys were in place by January 1941. They remained in place until February 1944. This was one of a number of fake industrial targets set up in the North-East. The shelter is now used as a stable. Nothing remains of the decoys as these were merely metal baskets containing combustible material and lighting systems. The starfish included a device which looked like a working shipyard from the air - a huge trough full of water in which oil was set alight. Attempts had been made during WW1 to deceive the enemy by using decoy airfields and flare paths to divert bombers and exaggerate the number of operational airfields in France. In October 1939 a decision was taken to commence construction of daytime decoys - "K" sites for all satellite airfields and night decoys "Q" sites for both permanent airfields and satellites. Daytime decoy airfields consisted of tents and dummy aircraft. They were almost all abandoned in 1941. Night decoys consisted of electrical lighting to represent airfield flarepaths. Night decoys called "QF" sites provided mock fires to encourage enemy bombers to attack the decoys rather than the real targets. Night time urban decoys or "QL" sites represented hooded lighting, tram wire flashes, furnaces and marshalling yards. Following an attack on Coventry in November 1940, many major towns were provided with decoys codenamed "Special Fires", "SF" or STARFISH. These sites comprised a variety of effects to represent small fires to major fires. Very little tends to survive of bombing decoys today. The brick/concrete roofed control shelter and generator building may survive. These were sited around 365m away from the decoy. At some "QF" and "SF" sites evidence of the firebreak trenches that surrounded some of the displays may survive as earthworks or cropmarks. A Second World War 'Permanent Starfish' bombing decoy located at Whitburn (NZ 395 631). It was constructed to deflect enemy bombing from Newcastle. It is referenced as being in use between 01-AUG-1941 and 08-APR-1943. It was also the site of a 'QL' decoy, which was built as part of the 'C-series' of civil decoys for Newcastle. This is referenced as being in use between 02-OCT-1942 and 01-MAY-1943. The 'QL' decoy displayed lights to simulate the marshalling yards, dockyards, factories and loco glows associated with Newcastle.
Aerial photography shows that the control bunker was located at NZ 396 628.
The first 'Starfish' sites for Newcastle were in operation by January 1941. The last decoy sites for Newcastle were decommissioned by mid February 1945.

Heavy anti aircraft battery - Tyne Z

Heavy anti aircraft battery - Tyne Y. Included a magazine, command post and four gun emplacements and a range of buildings to the north-east. Now the site of Slatyford Bus Depot. One of the buildings is a wartime hangar {Alan Rudd}.

Rocket Battery - 64 projectiles

Heavy anti aircraft battery - Tyne W

Heavy anti aircraft battery - Tyne V. A Second World War anti aircraft battery, weapons pit, military building and bomb crater are visible as earthworks and structures on air photographs. The anti aircraft battery is centred at NZ 3903 5878, the bomb crater is located at NZ 3898 5881. The military buildings are located at NZ 3903 5885 and the weapons pit is at NZ 3902 5882.

Heavy anti aircraft battery - Tyne U. Present in 1946 so probably a Munich Crisis site.

Heavy anti aircraft battery - Tyne T. Site of a Second World War heavy anti-aircraft battery, recorded by the Defence of Britain project, is visible as structures and earthworks on air photographs. Further associated features are also visible including a radar station, a potential searchlight battery, two short sections of trench, weapons pits, a military camp, military roads, military buidings and trackways. It was unarmed in 1942, but was armed with four 3.7-inch guns Mark VI guns with No.3 Mark V radar in November 1945. It was retained as a Nucleus Force Headquarters Battery in 1946. No surface features are visible on the latest 1988 Ordnance Survey vertical photography. Now a caravan park.

Heavy anti aircraft battery - Tyne R

Heavy anti aircraft battery - Tyne Q