Monument Number 1476739 |
| Hob Uid: 1476739 | |
Location :
Sefton
Non Civil Parish
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| Grid Ref : SD2971701584 |
| Summary : A Second World War searchlight battery with associated military buildings, barbed wire obstructions and a possible minefield are visible as structures and earthworks on air photographs. This site appears to be part of a much larger coastal defence system (UID 1476752), including an anti aircraft battery (UID 1476726), a coastal battery (UID 1425941) and tank traps (UID 1476748). No surface features are visible on the latest 1993 Ordnance Survey vertical photography. |
More information : A Second World War searchlight battery with associated military buildings, barbed wire obstructions and a possible minefield are visible as structures and earthworks on air photographs, centred at SD 2970 0157. This site appears to be part of a much larger coastal defence system (UID 1476752), including an anti aircraft battery (UID 1476726), a coastal battery (UID 1425941) and tank traps (UID 1476748). No surface features are visible on the latest 1993 Ordnance Survey vertical photography.
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