Listed building outline

Old Battery Over Looking Alnmouth Links

Field Value Fact links
Reference 1041839 Facts
Prefix listed-building-outline Facts
Name Old Battery Over Looking Alnmouth Links Facts
Dataset Listed building outline no fact link
Organisation Northumberland County Council no fact link
Start date 1988-09-01 no fact link
End date no fact link
Entry date 1988-09-01 Facts
Typology geography no fact link
Geometry MULTIPOLYGON (((-1.606225 55.391726, -1.606235 55.391737, -1.606256 55.39173, -1.606243 55.391719, -1.606225 55.391726))) Facts
Point POINT (-1.60624 55.391728) Facts
Notes 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. , Facts
Listed building 1041839 Facts

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    "notes": "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. ,",
    "listed-building": "1041839"
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