Whitley Bay, aircraft obstruction

HER Number:
12575

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Whitley Bay, aircraft obstruction

Place:
Whitley Bay

Map Sheet:
NZ37SE

Class:
Defence

Site Type: Broad:
Anti Aircraft Defence Site

Site Type: Specific:
Aircraft Obstruction

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Earthwork

Description:
A series of Second World War anti-aircraft obstructions are visible as earthworks and cropmarks on air photographs, at NZ 3570 7080. The features have been built over on the latest 1988 Ordnance Survey vertical photography.

Easting:
3573

Northing:
7114

Grid Reference:
NZ35737114

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument 1465219; RAF CPE/UK/2176 5021 27-JUN-1947; RAF 3G/TUD/UK/147 5100 15-APR-1946 RAF 4E/UK681 3421 10-FEB-1941