Robert's Battery (Seaton Valley)
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Description
"Robert's Battery at Hartley was built in response to the threat of a bombardment of Tyneside in World War I (1914-1918). At first Tyneside was protected by an old battleship permanently based on the river as a guardship but, in 1916 the ship was needed elsewhere. As an alternative the Army was offered two redundant gun turrets, from the 1898 HMS Illustrious, for emplacement on land and two identical batteries were constructed at Marsden, near Sunderland (Kitchener Battery) and at Hartley (Robert's Battery). Work began in 1917..." -
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Keys to the Past (Durham & Northumbria County Councils) -
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Further information
Link: http://www.keystothepast.info/article/10339/Site-Detailsx?PRN=N12025
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Added by: Simon Cotterill
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