LISTENING POST, 50 METRES WEST OF BOULBY BARNS COTTAGE

LISTENING POST, 50 METRES WEST OF BOULBY BARNS COTTAGE, BOULBY BANK

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1263428
Date first listed:: 13-May-1985
List Entry Name:: LISTENING POST, 50 METRES WEST OF BOULBY BARNS COTTAGE
Statutory Address:: LISTENING POST, 50 METRES WEST OF BOULBY BARNS COTTAGE, BOULBY BANK

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1263428
Date first listed:: 13-May-1985
List Entry Name:: LISTENING POST, 50 METRES WEST OF BOULBY BARNS COTTAGE
Statutory Address 1:: LISTENING POST, 50 METRES WEST OF BOULBY BARNS COTTAGE, BOULBY BANK

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: LISTENING POST, 50 METRES WEST OF BOULBY BARNS COTTAGE, BOULBY BANK

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District:: Redcar and Cleveland (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Loftus
National Park:: NORTH YORK MOORS
National Grid Reference:: NZ 75362 19105

Details

LOFTUS BOULBY BANK NZ 71 NE (off north side), Boulby. 2/2 Listening post, 50m west of Boulby Barns Cottage. 13.5.85 - II Listening post c.1916. Rough-rendered cast slag-concrete. "U"-plan wall, c.4.5m high. North-east face of middle wall has full-height-and-width circular concave depression acting as reflector dish to concentrate sound waves reflected towards microphone mounted on wooden pole, now missing. Ramped flanking walls. On cliff-tops, 600m from coastline, overlooking North Sea. Designed to give early warning of approaching enemy Zeppelins and other aircraft in World War I. Render peeling off on east, south and west sides; disused and dilapidated at time of survey.

Listing NGR: NZ7536219105

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Legacy System number:: 432335
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.