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

Defence Obstruction

Site Type: Specific

Aircraft Obstruction

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Second World War 1939 to 1945

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

435730

Northing

571140

Grid Reference

NZ435730571140

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