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Blakelaw 13 Fighter Group Filter Room
Hob Uid: 1413822
Location : Newcastle upon Tyne Blakelaw and North Fenham
Grid Ref : NZ2140066900
Summary : This Group Filter Room at Blakelaw Quarry was established shortly after the Battle of Britain to filter information on enemy air movements before passing the information to the Group Operations Room at Kenton Bar. In July 1943, 13 and 14 Group were amalgamated, and the filter room was redundant. In 1952, the Council bought the site as the Main Civil Defence Centre, and remained so until 1968. It remained on a maintenance footing until 2000, when the surface blockhouse was demolished and the rubble thrown into the subterranean rooms.
More information : GROUP FILTER ROOM. Royal Air Force Group Filter Room Description Blakelaw Bunker No 13 Group Recorder - ?. (1) Detailed information. (2)

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Monument Period Name : Second World War
Display Date : Second World War
Monument End Date : 1943
Monument Start Date : 1941
Monument Type : Group Filter Room
Evidence : Subterranean Feature

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External Cross Reference Source : DoB Non Anti Invasion Database UID
External Cross Reference Number : 3158
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : NZ 26 NW 59
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Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 1995-04-01
End Date : 2002-03-01

Associated Activities :
Activity type : ARCHITECTURAL SURVEY
Start Date : 2004-01-01
End Date : 2004-12-31

Historic England Research Records

Blakelaw 13 Fighter Group Filter Room