Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery, baseball diamond
Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery, baseball diamond
HER Number
12760
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery, baseball diamond
Place
Cleadon
Map Sheet
NZ36SE
Class
Recreational
Site Type: Broad
Ball Sports Site
Site Type: Specific
Baseball Court
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Second World War 1939 to 1945
Form of Evidence
Destroyed Monument
Description
A baseball diamond can be seen on an aerial photograph from 1945 in the area to the east of the accommodation blocks, suggesting that they were probably used by US servicemen.
Easting
439430
Northing
561340
Grid Reference
NZ439430561340
Sources
Matthew Oakey, English Heritage, 2009, Hadrian's Wall World Heritage Site, National Mapping Programme Summary Report; NMR Monument Number 1403259; RAF vertical aerial photograph RAF 106G/UK/745 6255 28-AUG-1945