EAW006092 ENGLAND (1947). Bamburgh Castle and the Castle Green, Bamburgh, 1947
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Details
| Title | [EAW006092] Bamburgh Castle and the Castle Green, Bamburgh, 1947 |
| Reference | EAW006092 |
| Date | 21-May-1947 |
| Link | |
| Place name | BAMBURGH |
| Parish | BAMBURGH |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 418223, 635107 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -1.7106975969636, 55.609225846691 |
| National Grid Reference | NU182351 |
Pins
 Open Machine gun pit |
 pillboxhunter |
Saturday 20th of November 2021 06:12:05 PM |
| 3 bases for 2ndWW Nissen Huts? |
redmist |
Thursday 31st of October 2019 09:49:38 AM |
| Site of sockets for where 2ndWW anti-tank rails were inserted. |
redmist |
Thursday 31st of October 2019 12:04:30 AM |
| Site of sockets for where 2ndWW anti-tank rails were inserted. |
redmist |
Thursday 31st of October 2019 12:03:45 AM |
| Sockets for where 2ndWW anti-tank rails were inserted. |
redmist |
Wednesday 30th of October 2019 11:36:41 PM |
| Open Machine gun pit |
Mark P |
Tuesday 14th of November 2017 10:00:58 PM |
| Open Machine gun pit |
Mark P |
Tuesday 14th of November 2017 09:54:21 PM |
| Type 24 Pillbox |
Mark P |
Tuesday 14th of November 2017 09:20:44 PM |
| Type 24 Pillbox |
Mark P |
Tuesday 14th of November 2017 09:19:09 PM |
| Type 24 Pillbox |
Mark P |
Tuesday 14th of November 2017 09:18:21 PM |
| The R.N.L.I. Grace Darling Museum is now here. |
 melgibbs |
Friday 16th of October 2015 06:12:54 PM |
 The Village Pant or Pump was in use up until the early 20th century. The attached photo was taken on the 11th October 2014. |
melgibbs |
Wednesday 22nd of October 2014 07:38:13 PM |
 The parish church of St Aidan. It has memorials to Grace Darling in the church & churchyard and the Grace Darling Museum is now in the RNLI building opposite. See http://www.staidan-bamburgh.co.uk/ for more details on the church. The attached photo was taken on the 11th October 2014. |
melgibbs |
Wednesday 22nd of October 2014 07:31:42 PM |
 Lifeboat Cottage, but now known as The Boathouse. This was one of the first lifeboat stations to be built in Britain in the early 1820's and is now a holiday let. The lifeboat station is now at Seahouses. The attached photo taken on the 11th October 2014 shows the large lintel above where the large doors used to be. |
melgibbs |
Wednesday 22nd of October 2014 06:47:24 PM |
| D type pillbox S0007218 |
Al |
Friday 10th of October 2014 12:24:44 AM |
| WWII 6 pdr gun emplacement S0007213 |
Al |
Friday 10th of October 2014 12:23:48 AM |
 This large house has been redeveloped into apartments. The attached photo taken on 12th December 2009 from the Castle Green shows it undergoing the changes. |
melgibbs |
Saturday 14th of December 2013 11:20:23 AM |
| The Pavilion, Bamburgh Community Centre. |
melgibbs |
Saturday 14th of December 2013 11:06:21 AM |
| The dunes along this stretch are now closer to the sea, but they do change shape & position with the effects of the tide and wind. |
melgibbs |
Saturday 14th of December 2013 10:57:29 AM |
| For details of Bamburgh Castle, see www.bamburghcastle.com. |
melgibbs |
Saturday 14th of December 2013 10:53:57 AM |
| Remains of windmill. |
melgibbs |
Saturday 14th of December 2013 10:51:49 AM |
| This area is now a car park for Castle visitors. |
melgibbs |
Saturday 14th of December 2013 10:41:15 AM |
| These two rows of concrete blocks have now been covered by the dunes, apart from some near the car park that is off The Wynding. |
melgibbs |
Saturday 14th of December 2013 10:40:08 AM |
these are WWII anti tank blocks part of the anti invasion defences in the area |
Al |
Thursday 9th of October 2014 11:27:46 PM |
| This area is now a car park. |
melgibbs |
Saturday 14th of December 2013 10:38:52 AM |
| Radcliffe Road. |
melgibbs |
Friday 13th of December 2013 06:59:26 PM |
| Church Street. |
melgibbs |
Friday 13th of December 2013 06:58:14 PM |
| Front Street. |
melgibbs |
Friday 13th of December 2013 06:57:38 PM |
| This area is now a car park. |
melgibbs |
Friday 13th of December 2013 06:57:01 PM |
| Links Road. |
melgibbs |
Friday 13th of December 2013 06:56:36 PM |
| The Wynding. |
melgibbs |
Friday 13th of December 2013 06:55:24 PM |
User Comment Contributions
Shipwrecks were common on this stretch of coastline and a Dr John Sharp (1722 - 1792) who was resident at the castle founded what is recognised as the first coastguard system in the world. More can be read at http://bamburgh.org.uk/news/did-bamburgh-shipwreck-inspire-first-coastguards-/ and http://www.bamburghcastle.com/history_more.php?id=57 |
melgibbs |
Sunday 30th of October 2016 06:40:19 PM |
 various WWII structures |
Al |
Saturday 17th of October 2015 11:48:26 AM |
See also image EAW006088. |
melgibbs |
Saturday 14th of December 2013 11:00:13 AM |