Whitley Bay, firing range
Whitley Bay, firing range
HER Number
12555
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Whitley Bay, firing range
Place
Whitley Bay
Map Sheet
NZ37SW
Class
Defence
Site Type: Broad
Military Training Site
Site Type: Specific
Firing Range
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Second World War 1939 to 1945
Form of Evidence
Earthwork
Description
A Second World War firing range is visible as earthworks, structures and cropmarks on air photographs, at NZ 3480 7488. The site is close to the Second World War heavy anti-aircraft battery and aircraft obstructions (UID 1414464 and 1464911). The feature appears to be no longer extant on the latest 1988 Ordnance Survey vertical photography.
(1-2). Now a caravan park.
(1-2). Now a caravan park.
Easting
434570
Northing
574880
Grid Reference
NZ434570574880
Sources
Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument No. 1465030; Vertical aerial photograph reference number RAF 58/B/40 5125 18-MAY-1948; RAF 106G/UK/1193 4077 27-FEB-1946