Monument record MLI125927 - Former Coast Artillery Searchlight, Gibraltar Point
Summary
Former Second World War coast artillery searchlight structure at Gibraltar Point. Formed part of the Gibraltar Point Coastal Defence Battery. Demolished in the early 1950s.
Type and Period (1)
- COAST ARTILLERY SEARCHLIGHT (Second World War to Mid 20th Century - 1940 AD to 1952 AD?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Former large, concrete structure used to house a Second World War coast artillery searchlight. Formed part of the Gibraltar Point Coastal Defence Battery (see MLI43285), and used to inspect suspect merchant ships approaching the Lincolnshire coast. The structure would have been roughly square shaped with a hexagonal front facing the sea. It was demolished in the early 1950s, and only the concrete base is thought to survive, marking its former location in the East Dunes. {1}{2}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI16825 Unpublished Document: Dr Mike Osborne. 1999. Defence of Britain Notes. -.
- <2> SLI17012 Bibliographic Reference: Barrie Wilkinson. 2018. The Story of Gibraltar Point. pp.70-3.
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Location
Grid reference | TF 563 579 (point) Estimated from Sources |
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Civil Parish | CROFT, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Dec 29 2021 9:16AM
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