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Lizard Lane Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery

England
List entry 1419998
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1419998
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
3.25 hectares
Grid reference
NZ4002063643
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Lizard Lane Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery is a Second World War defensive installation located in Durham, England. The battery formed part of the air defence network protecting the industrial heartland of north-east England during the 1940s, when the region faced sustained aerial bombardment from enemy aircraft. The site comprises the physical remains of gun emplacements and associated structures characteristic of heavy anti-aircraft defences of the period, reflecting the strategic importance placed upon protecting Durham's manufacturing and mining industries from air attack.

Lizard Lane Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1419998. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Lizard Lane Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery?

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.

Who is responsible for protecting Lizard Lane Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Lizard Lane Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery?

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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

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
Monkwearmouth Anglo-Saxon monastery and medieval priory
6 km
Clifford's Fort
6 km
Tynemouth Iron Age and Romano-British settlements, monasteries, site of lighthouse, cross, motte, enclosure and artillery castles and later coastal defences
6.3 km
Hylton Castle: a medieval fortified house, chapel, 17th and 18th century country houses and associated gardens
6.5 km
Defended settlement on Humbledon Hill
8.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Lizard Lane Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery

Lizard Lane Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery stands on Zechstein Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Permian. The rock here is dolomitised limestone and dolomite.

The wider landscape

Around Lizard Lane Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery

Battle of Newburn Ford 1640Battle (1640) · ~14.7 milesBattle of Neville's Cross 1346Battle (1346) · ~15.9 miles
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