The brick building looks like an underground ammo store, except for the fact that it's got an embrasure...odd one that! Great finds as always Jon. 
South Gare (Redcar) WW2 concrete overload
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I'll bring the bucket mate, you bring the spade lol I would love to dig that petroleum warfare site out
The brick building looks like an underground ammo store, except for the fact that it's got an embrasure...odd one that! Great finds as always Jon.
Cheers Foxy that brick one is a bit of a puzzler
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Ah thanks for that Jonney Once again you thought of me and my need for concrete on a SundayNo idea about the brick built bit tho'the embrasure bit looks a tad small to be of much use
No idea about the brick built bit tho'the embrasure bit looks a tad small to be of much use
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Thanks for the update Jonney. I think that this is probably S0010277. I've come across plenty of entries that are supposedly removed but sitting there in plain sight. The other structure may be weapon pit S0010955.
Not long ago I did some statistical analysis of all the EDOBID records and it came out that Sunderland, Hartlepool and Teeside were the most heavily defended parts of the UK in terms of numbers of recorded sites. This is probably skewed somewhat by differing survival rates of sites and the patchy nature of the original DoB survey but significant nonetheless.
Not long ago I did some statistical analysis of all the EDOBID records and it came out that Sunderland, Hartlepool and Teeside were the most heavily defended parts of the UK in terms of numbers of recorded sites. This is probably skewed somewhat by differing survival rates of sites and the patchy nature of the original DoB survey but significant nonetheless.
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Good pics Jonney, thanks.
festcu
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Have you done the north gare yet? - the starfish site is quite nice and some of the beach tank traps are still visible next to the pier.
By the way, the pillbox on the beach moves around with tides etc - it was upside down last time I was over that way
By the way, the pillbox on the beach moves around with tides etc - it was upside down last time I was over that way
Yeah I've don't the ones over at greatham creek side of the river but need to get over by the ghost fleet to do the ones there
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When I was a young 8 or 9 year old in the fifties we used to play in all the old military buildings down at the South Gare. All the buildings were accessible to anyone and were all intact. The No 1 gun in your photo with the bricked up openings were where the ammunition was loaded in on chain driven racks down to the firing platform. Ther same racks also brought up the spent shells. On the other side of the road there were roads leading into several large underground buildings. Most of the internal walls were tiled in white. I`ll never understand why most of the buildings were demolished. Cheers, Colin Burns.
