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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 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 →
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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