Marsden, Chain Home Low (M-series) station
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
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
20th Century 1901 to 2000
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
439900
Northing
564900
Grid Reference
NZ439900564900
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
C.S. Dobinson, 2000, Twentieth Century Fortifications in England, Acoustics and radar, Appendices, Vol VII, 2,p 167