Wave Basin Battery Adjacent To Old South Pier
Wave Basin Battery Adjacent To Old South Pier is a fort in England, United Kingdom. Wave Basin Battery Adjacent To Old South Pier is situated nearby to Sunderland Sailing Club, as well as near Sunderland Marina.Photo: Stanley John James, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Stanley John James, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Fort
- Description: architectural structure in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
- Also known as: “Wave Basin Battery”
Photo: Stanley John James, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stadium of Light and National Glass Centre.
Stadium of Light
Stadium
Photo: Blackcat, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Stadium of Light is an all-seater football stadium in Sunderland, England, and the eighth and current home to Premier League club Sunderland. With seating for 49,000 spectators, the Stadium of Light is the 10th largest football stadium in England. Stadium of Light is situated 1 mile west of Wave Basin Battery Adjacent To Old South Pier.
National Glass Centre
Photo: Simon Letouze, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Glass Centre is a cultural venue and visitor attraction located in Sunderland, North East England. It is part of the University of Sunderland. National Glass Centre is situated 2,100 feet southwest of Wave Basin Battery Adjacent To Old South Pier.
Roker Pier lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Steve F, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Roker is a seaside resort in Sunderland, city of Sunderland district, Tyne and Wear. England. It is located north of the River Wear and Monkwearmouth, east of the southern part of Fulwell with the coastal resort of Seaburn to its north. Roker Pier lighthouse is situated 2,900 feet northeast of Wave Basin Battery Adjacent To Old South Pier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Monkwearmouth and Sunderland.
Monkwearmouth
Suburb
Photo: R J McNaughton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Monkwearmouth is an area of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear in England. Monkwearmouth is at the north side of the mouth of the River Wear. It was one of the three original settlements on the banks of the River Wear along with Bishopwearmouth and Sunderland.
Sunderland
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sunderland is a city in Tyne and Wear in northeast England, with a population of 171,000 in 2021. It's industrial, but has lost traditional trades such as shipbuilding, and is still re-inventing itself.
Seaburn
Suburb
Seaburn is a seaside resort and northeastern suburb of Sunderland, North East England. The village of Whitburn borders the area to the north. To the west and south-west is Fulwell and to the south the coastal resort of Roker.
Wave Basin Battery Adjacent To Old South Pier
- Categories: artillery battery, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.91645° or 54° 54′ 59″ northLongitude
-1.36326° or 1° 21′ 48″ westOpen location code
9C6WWJ8P+HMOpenStreetMap ID
node 6860389770OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata ID
Q26502302
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