2018

NZ4059 : Roker Battery

taken 7 years ago, near to Roker, Sunderland, England

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Roker Battery
Roker Battery
A pair of coastal guns were installed in 1916 on the cliffs at Roker to protect Sunderland at the mouth of the River Wear. The battery was re-used during the Second World War.

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Geographical Context: Coastal Suburb, Urban fringe Defence, Military other tags: Coastal Defence Battery World War 2 Battery WWI Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Cliff [35] · Mouth of the River Wear [8] · Battery was Re-used during the Second World [3] ·
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NZ4059, 258 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
John M   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 14 July, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 20 July, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 406 593 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:55.6258N 1:22.0148W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 406 593
View Direction
East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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