Marsden, Chain Home Low (M-series) station

HER Number:
5887

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
Marsden, Chain Home Low (M-series) station

Place:
Marsden

Map Sheet:
NZ46SW

Class:
Defence

Site Type: Broad:
Military Observation Site

Site Type: Specific:
Radar Station

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Station M39. The coastal defence/Chain Home Low chain was set up to provide radar plotting of shipping and aircraft movements. The stations were originally manned by the army, then the RAF took over responsibility for them. The transmitter and receiver equipment was housed in a timber or brick building, with a wooden gantry supporting the aerial array mounted on top of the block. Four buttresses provided support.

Easting:
399

Northing:
649

Grid Reference:
NZ399649

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 5887 >> Council For British Archaeology, 1995, Twentieth Century, Defences in Britain - An Introductory Guide Handbook of The Defence of Britain Project, p 45 C.S. Dobinson, 2000, Twentieth Century Fortifications in England, Acoustics and radar, Appendices, Vol VII, 2,p 167