Handsworth Gun Placements
Handsworth Gun Placements is an archaeological site in Birmingham, England. Handsworth Gun Placements is situated nearby to St John Wall Catholic School, as well as near the church Cemetery Chapel.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: remains of World War II anti-aircraft gun placements
- Also known as: “Gun Emplacement” and “Handsworth Gun Emplacements”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Hawthorns and St John Wall Catholic School.
The Hawthorns
Stadium
Photo: Mattd1991, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Hawthorns is an all-seater football stadium in West Bromwich, in the Black Country borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England, with a capacity of 27,087. The Hawthorns is situated 1 mile southwest of Handsworth Gun Placements.
St John Wall Catholic School
School
St John Wall Catholic School is a coeducational secondary school located in the Handsworth area of Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England. It is a voluntary aided school administered by Birmingham City Council and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham. St John Wall Catholic School is situated 1,200 feet south of Handsworth Gun Placements.
Sandwell Priory
Archaeological site
Photo: Sjwells53, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sandwell Priory was a small medieval Benedictine monastery, near West Bromwich, then part of Staffordshire, England. It was founded in the late 12th century by a local landowner and was only modestly endowed. Sandwell Priory is situated 2,900 feet west of Handsworth Gun Placements.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Handsworth Wood and Hamstead.
Handsworth Wood
Neighborhood
Photo: Skarim Uk, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Handsworth Wood is a suburb of Birmingham in the West Midlands County, England. Located within the metropolitan county of the West Midlands since 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, it was historically a part of the county of Staffordshire.
Hamstead
Suburb
Photo: William Ellis (engraver), Public domain.
Hamstead is an area straddling the border of Birmingham and Sandwell, England, between Handsworth Wood and Great Barr, and adjacent to the Sandwell Valley area of West Bromwich.
Newton
Hamlet
Newton is a ward in Sandwell, West Midlands, England. On the eastern bank of the River Tame, it is currently represented by 3 Labour Party councillors, who sit on the Metropolitan Borough Council. Newton is situated 1½ miles north of Handsworth Gun Placements.
Handsworth Gun Placements
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.51939° or 52° 31′ 10″ northLongitude
-1.95169° or 1° 57′ 6″ westInception
1941Open location code
9C4WG29X+Q8OpenStreetMap ID
node 1089765441OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q60725148
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