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Lizard Lane Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery is a Second World War defensive installation located in Durham, England. The battery formed part of the wider anti-aircraft defences established across northern England during the conflict to protect against German air raids. Heavy anti-aircraft batteries such as this were typically equipped with large-calibre guns mounted on concrete emplacements, designed to engage enemy aircraft at altitude. The site represents the substantial investment in air defence infrastructure undertaken by Britain during the 1939–1945 period, and survives as evidence of wartime civil and military preparedness in the region.
Lizard Lane Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1419998. View the official record →
Lizard Lane Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery is a Second World War defensive installation located in Durham, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1419998.
Lizard Lane Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1419998.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Marsden lime kilns (0.8 km), First World War early warning acoustic mirror on Namey Hill, 570m north of Carley Hill Cricket Ground (4.2 km), Roman fort, South Shields (5.5 km).
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