English, British
Class
Defence
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
20
District
S Tyneside
Easting
440790
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ46SW
MONTH1
11
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
561360
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Second World War 1939 to 1945
Place
Whitburn
Description
Second World War air raid shelters are visible as structures and earthworks on air photographs. They are centred at NZ 4087 6138.
Site Type: Broad
Civil Defence Site
SITEDESC
Second World War air raid shelters are visible as structures and earthworks on air photographs. They are centred at NZ 4087 6138.
Site Name
Whitburn, Whitburn Bents Road, air raid shelter
Site Type: Specific
Air Raid Shelter
HER Number
12588
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument 1462995; RAF 106G/UK/1316 5272 27-MAR-1946; RAF 106G/UK/873 6153 01-OCT-1945
YEAR1
2009
English, British
Class
Defence
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
2587, 12584, 12586
DAY1
20
District
S Tyneside
Easting
440890
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ46SW
MONTH1
11
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
562200
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Second World War 1939 to 1945
Place
Whitburn
Description
Two pillboxes and numerous military buildings are visible as structures. Military buildings are primarily grouped around NZ 4083 6251. The barbed wire obstruction runs for 256m along the north-eastern cliff edge.
Site Type: Broad
Military Building
SITEDESC
Two pillboxes and numerous military buildings are visible as structures. Military buildings are primarily grouped around NZ 4083 6251. The barbed wire obstruction runs for 256m along the north-eastern cliff edge.
Site Name
Whitburn Rifle Ranges, military building
Site Type: Specific
Military Building
HER Number
12587
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument 1462987; RAF CPE/UK/2352 2173 04-OCT-1947
YEAR1
2009
English, British
Class
Defence
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
2587, 12584, 12587
DAY1
20
District
S Tyneside
Easting
440950
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ46SW
MONTH1
11
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
562220
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Second World War 1939 to 1945
Place
Whitburn
Description
Aircraft obstructions, practice trenches, ditches and trackways and pits of uncertain date, all visible as earthworks on Whitburn rifle ranges. Two pillboxes and numerous military buildings are visible as structures. The range and associated features are centred at NZ 4110 6257. The pits are clustered at NZ 4107 6274. It is possible the features date to Second World War, result of military activities in the area. The pillboxes are located at NZ 4151 6273 and NZ 4132 6232. Military buildings are primarily grouped around NZ 4083 6251. The barbed wire obstruction runs for 256m along the north-eastern cliff edge. In total the site covers 40.8ha.
Site Type: Broad
Fieldwork
SITEDESC
Aircraft obstructions, practice trenches, ditches and trackways and pits of uncertain date, all visible as earthworks on Whitburn rifle ranges. Two pillboxes and numerous military buildings are visible as structures. The range and associated features are centred at NZ 4110 6257. The pits are clustered at NZ 4107 6274. It is possible the features date to Second World War, result of military activities in the area. The pillboxes are located at NZ 4151 6273 and NZ 4132 6232. Military buildings are primarily grouped around NZ 4083 6251. The barbed wire obstruction runs for 256m along the north-eastern cliff edge. In total the site covers 40.8ha.
Site Name
Whitburn Rifle Ranges, practice trenches
Site Type: Specific
Practice Trench
HER Number
12586
Form of Evidence
Earthwork
Sources
Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument 1462987; RAF CPE/UK/2352 2173 04-OCT-1947
YEAR1
2009
English, British
Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
20
District
S Tyneside
Easting
440930
EASTING2
4100
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ46SW
MONTH1
11
Grid Reference
NZ
NGR2
NZ
Northing
561600
NORTHING2
6297
General Period
MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Medieval 1066 to 1540
Place
Whitburn
Description
Medieval ridge and furrow is visible as earthworks and cropmarks on air photographs in the non-civil parish of Tyne and Wear, centred at NZ 4083 6216. Also a hollow way is visible as an earthwork and centered at NZ 4066 6147.
Some areas are no longer extant on the latest (1993) Ordnance Survey vertical air photographs, others have been built over.
(1-3)
Site Type: Broad
Cultivation Marks
SITEDESC
Medieval ridge and furrow is visible as earthworks and cropmarks on air photographs in the non-civil parish of Tyne and Wear, centred at NZ 4083 6216. Also a hollow way is visible as an earthwork and centred at NZ 4066 6147.
Some areas are no longer extant on the latest (1993) Ordnance Survey vertical air photographs, others have been built over.
(1-3)
Site Name
Whitburn, ridge and furrow
Site Type: Specific
Broad Ridge and Furrow
HER Number
12585
Form of Evidence
Earthwork
Sources
Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument 1463018; RAF CPE/UK/2352 2173 04-OCT-1947; RAF 106G/UK/1316 5276 27-MAR-1946; RAF 106G/UK/1316 5272-5273 27-MAR-1946
YEAR1
2009
English, British
Class
Defence
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
2587, 12586, 12587
DAY1
20
District
S Tyneside
Easting
440830
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ46SW
MONTH1
11
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
562780
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Second World War 1939 to 1945
Place
Whitburn
Description
Aircraft obstructions, practice trenches, ditches and trackways and pits of uncertain date, all visible as earthworks on Whitburn rifle ranges. Two pillboxes and numerous military buildings are visible as structures. The range and associated features are centred at NZ 4110 6257. The pits are clustered at NZ 4107 6274. It is possible the features date to Second World War, result of military activities in the area. The pillboxes are located at NZ 4151 6273 and NZ 4132 6232. Military buildings are primarily grouped around NZ 4083 6251. The barbed wire obstruction runs for 256m along the north-eastern cliff edge. In total the site covers 40.8ha.
Site Type: Broad
Defence Obstruction
SITEDESC
Aircraft obstructions, practice trenches, ditches and trackways and pits of uncertain date, all visible as earthworks on Whitburn rifle ranges. Two pillboxes and numerous military buildings are visible as structures. The range and associated features are centred at NZ 4110 6257. The pits are clustered at NZ 4107 6274. It is possible the features date to Second World War, result of military activities in the area. The pillboxes are located at NZ 4151 6273 and NZ 4132 6232. Military buildings are primarily grouped around NZ 4083 6251. The barbed wire obstruction runs for 256m along the north-eastern cliff edge. In total the site covers 40.8ha.
Site Name
Whitburn Rifle Ranges, aircraft obstruction
Site Type: Specific
Aircraft Obstruction
HER Number
12584
Form of Evidence
Earthwork
Sources
Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument 1462987; RAF CPE/UK/2352 2173 04-OCT-1947;
YEAR1
2009
English, British
Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
20
District
S Tyneside
Easting
440130
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ46SW
MONTH1
11
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
562700
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Post Medieval 1540 to 1901
Place
Whitburn
Description
Post medieval and medieval/post medieval ridge and furrow is visible as earthworks and cropmarks on air photographs in the non civil parish of Tyne and Wear, centred at NZ 4061 6248. Some areas are no longer extant on the latest (1993) Ordnance Survey vertical air photographs, others have been built over.
(1-2)
Site Type: Broad
Cultivation Marks
SITEDESC
Post medieval and medieval/post medieval ridge and furrow is visible as earthworks and cropmarks on air photographs in the non civil parish of Tyne and Wear, centred at NZ 4061 6248. Some areas are no longer extant on the latest (1993) Ordnance Survey vertical air photographs, others have been built over.
(1-2)
Site Name
Whitburn, ridge and furrow
Site Type: Specific
Ridge and Furrow
HER Number
12583
Form of Evidence
Earthwork
Sources
Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument 1463027; RAF CPE/UK/2352 2173 04-OCT-1947; RAF 58/B/40 5187 18-MAY-1948
YEAR1
2009
English, British
Class
Defence
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
12580, 12581
DAY1
20
District
S Tyneside
Easting
440210
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ46SW
MONTH1
11
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564420
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Second World War 1939 to 1945
Place
Marsden
Description
The site of a Coastal Defence/Chain Home Low (CD/CHL) radar station at Marsden. It was built by the British Army to monitor shipping and aircraft during the Second World War. CD/CHL sites opened from 1941 and comprised a brick or concrete operations block with an aerial gantry mounted on the roof and a separate standby set house for the reserve power. Staff were billeted where possible, but some stations had a small layout of domestic hutting situated within one mile of the site. The site was upgraded by the Royal Air Force in 1942 and fitted with centimetric radar to become a Chain Home Extra Low station, called site K39. Air photographs from 1948 show the site centred at NZ 4022 6440 and two pillboxes located at NZ 4037 6434 and NZ 4009 6444. The station has since been removed. A Coastal Defence/Chain Home Low station located at Marsden (NZ 399 649), called site M39. Coastal Defence/Chain Home Low (CD/CHL) radar stations were operated by the British Army to detect shipping and aircraft. CD/CHL sites opened from 1941 and comprised a brick or concrete operations block with an aerial gantry mounted on the roof and a separate standby set house for the reserve power. Staff were billeted where possible, but some stations had a small layout of domestic hutting situated within one mile of the site. From 1942 CD/CHL sites were combined with the Royal Air Force's Chain Home Low (CHL) sites to form one system of low-cover radar under the control of the RAF. These selected stations were upgraded with centimetric radars to become the K-series of Chain Home Extra Low (CHEL) stations. This improvement in radar technology meant that fewer stations were needed to give the same coverage and as a result many CHL and CD/CHL stations not upgraded were closed. Marsden was upgraded In 1942 to become Chain Home Extra Low station K39. (2) Aerial photography from 1974 shows that the station had been removed and the site occupied by housing. (3)
Site Type: Broad
Military Observation Site
SITEDESC
The site of a Coastal Defence/Chain Home Low (CD/CHL) radar station at Marsden. It was built by the British Army to monitor shipping and aircraft during the Second World War. CD/CHL sites opened from 1941 and comprised a brick or concrete operations block with an aerial gantry mounted on the roof and a separate standby set house for the reserve power. Staff were billeted where possible, but some stations had a small layout of domestic hutting situated within one mile of the site. The site was upgraded by the Royal Air Force in 1942 and fitted with centimetric radar to become a Chain Home Extra Low station, called site K39. Air photographs from 1948 show the site centred at NZ 4022 6440 and two pillboxes located at NZ 4037 6434 and NZ 4009 6444. The station has since been removed. A Coastal Defence/Chain Home Low station located at Marsden (NZ 399 649), called site M39. Coastal Defence/Chain Home Low (CD/CHL) radar stations were operated by the British Army to detect shipping and aircraft. CD/CHL sites opened from 1941 and comprised a brick or concrete operations block with an aerial gantry mounted on the roof and a separate standby set house for the reserve power. Staff were billeted where possible, but some stations had a small layout of domestic hutting situated within one mile of the site. From 1942 CD/CHL sites were combined with the Royal Air Force's Chain Home Low (CHL) sites to form one system of low-cover radar under the control of the RAF. These selected stations were upgraded with centimetric radars to become the K-series of Chain Home Extra Low (CHEL) stations. This improvement in radar technology meant that fewer stations were needed to give the same coverage and as a result many CHL and CD/CHL stations not upgraded were closed. Marsden was upgraded In 1942 to become Chain Home Extra Low station K39. (2) Aerial photography from 1974 shows that the station had been removed and the site occupied by housing. (3)
Site Name
Marsden, radar station
Site Type: Specific
Radar Station
HER Number
12582
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument 1462950; RAF 106G/UK/1193 4279 27-FEB-1946; C S Dobinson 2000 Twentieth century fortifications in England, volume 7. Acoustics and radar: England's early warning systems 1915-1945

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YEAR1
2009
English, British
Class
Defence
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
12582, 12580
DAY1
20
District
N Tyneside
Easting
440370
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ46SW
MONTH1
11
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564340
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Second World War 1939 to 1945
Place
Marsden
Description
Two pillboxes associated with a radar station are visible as structures on air photographs. The pillboxes are located at NZ 4037 6434 and NZ 4009 6444. (1)
Site Type: Broad
Fortification
SITEDESC
Two pillboxes associated with a radar station are visible as structures on air photographs. The pillboxes are located at NZ 4037 6434 and NZ 4009 6444. (1)
Site Name
Marsden, pillbox
Site Type: Specific
Pillbox
HER Number
12581
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument 1462950; RAF 106G/UK/1193 4279 27-FEB-1946
YEAR1
2009
English, British
Class
Defence
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
12582, 12581
DAY1
20
District
N Tyneside
Easting
440090
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ46SW
MONTH1
11
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564440
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Second World War 1939 to 1945
Place
Whitburn
Description
Two pillboxes associated with a radar station are visible as structures on air photographs. The pillboxes are located at NZ 4037 6434 and NZ 4009 6444. (1)
Site Type: Broad
Fortification
SITEDESC
Two pillboxes associated with a radar station are visible as structures on air photographs. The pillboxes are located at NZ 4037 6434 and NZ 4009 6444. (1)
Site Name
Whitburn Golf Course, pillbox
Site Type: Specific
Pillbox
HER Number
12580
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument 1462950; RAF 106G/UK/1193 4279 27-FEB-1946
YEAR1
2009
English, British
Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
20
District
N Tyneside
Easting
434360
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ37SW
MONTH1
11
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
572350
General Period
MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Medieval 1066 to 1540
Place
Monkseaton
Description
Medieval ridge and furrow is visible as earthworks on air photographs in the non-civil parish of North Tyneside, centred at NZ 343 736. Most appears to be no longer extant on the latest 1988 Ordnance Survey vertical photography.
Site Type: Broad
Cultivation Marks
SITEDESC
Medieval ridge and furrow is visible as earthworks on air photographs in the non-civil parish of North Tyneside, centred at NZ 343 736. Most appears to be no longer extant on the latest 1988 Ordnance Survey vertical photography.
Site Name
Monkseaton, ridge and furrow
Site Type: Specific
Broad Ridge and Furrow
HER Number
12579
Form of Evidence
Earthwork
Sources
Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument 1464822; RAF 58/B/32 5813 16-MAY-1948; RAF 58/B/40 5074 18-MAY-1948 RAF 106G/UK/1193 3077 27-FEB-1946
YEAR1
2009