Old Battery Over Looking Alnmouth Links
OLD BATTERY OVER LOOKING ALNMOUTH LINKS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1041839
- Date first listed:
- 01-Sept-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Old Battery Over Looking Alnmouth Links
- Statutory Address:
- OLD BATTERY OVER LOOKING ALNMOUTH LINKS
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- Date:
- 1999-09-10
- Reference:
- IOE01/02190/13
- Rights:
- © Mr Peter Oakley Clarke. Source: Historic England Archive
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1041839
- Date first listed:
- 01-Sept-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Old Battery Over Looking Alnmouth Links
- Statutory Address 1:
- OLD BATTERY OVER LOOKING ALNMOUTH LINKS
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- OLD BATTERY OVER LOOKING ALNMOUTH LINKS
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Alnmouth
- National Grid Reference:
- NU 25130 11080
Details
NU 21 SE ALNMOUTH ALNMOUTH LINKS
8/5 Old battery overlooking Alnmouth Links II
Battery, dated 1881, altered World War II. Large squared stone; cut dressings; pillbox has concrete lintels and roof; brick lining to pillbox and magazine. Irregular L-plan; sunk c.1.5 metres below ground level are a rectangular chamber with smaller magazine alongside; above magazine is turret remodelled as pillbox. North side shows flight of stone steps down to chamfered doorway, with blocked loop to left, below higher pillbox with splayed loop. Lower part to right of pillbox has roof of massive sandstone slabs. Right return shows two square windows; pillbox above and behind shows low door and splayed loop. To right of door inscribed tablet 'THIS BATTERY WAS ERECTED BY HIS GRACE ALGERNON DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND K.G. FOR THE USE OF THE PERCY ARTILLERY VOLUNTEERS COMPLETED 12TH MARCH 1881. Similar square window at rear. Left return shows projecting pillbox with splayed loop in each face.
Interior: Rectangular chamber has corbelled-out course below ceiling and L-plan hatch into magazine; chamfered doorways into lobby and magazine; interior of magazine lined with later brickwork.
Included for historical interest.
Listing NGR: NU2504110932
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 236895
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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