Par Coastal Gun Battery
The Par Coastal Gun Battery was a coastal gun battery constructed in the summer of 1940 when Britain was facing the threat of invasion from Nazi Germany. It is on the former site of the Par Consols Mine, overlooking Par Docks.Photo: Flappy Pigeon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Bunker
- Description: disused artillery battery in Cornwall, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Cornish Lorry Battery”, “Par Gun Battery”, and “WW2 Searchlight for Par Coastal Gun Battery (site of)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Par Railway Station and Church of the Good Shepherd.
Par Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: Chris j wood, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Par railway station serves the villages of Par, Tywardreath and St Blazey, Cornwall, England. The station is 281 miles 66 chains down the line from London Paddington, measured via Box and Plymouth Millbay. Par Railway Station is situated 1 mile north of Par Coastal Gun Battery.
Church of the Good Shepherd
Church
Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of the Good Shepherd is situated 3,400 feet north of Par Coastal Gun Battery.
The Par Inn
Pub
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Par Inn is a pub, which is situated 3,200 feet north of Par Coastal Gun Battery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Par and Polmear.
Par
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Par is in South Cornwall. A village and fishing port at the edge of Par Sands between St Austell and Fowey and half a mile from Twywardreath village and nearby to the hamlet of Polmear, at the bottom of Polmear Hill.
Polmear
Hamlet
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Polmear is a hamlet in Cornwall, England, UK. It is located on the A3082 road close to Par Sands and the village of Par. Part is in the civil parish of Fowey and part in Tywardreath and Par parish.
Polkerris
Hamlet
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Polkerris is a small village on the south coast of Cornwall, England. It forms part of the civil parish of Fowey. The village is part of the Menabilly estate, which is one of the seats of the Rashleigh family.
Par Coastal Gun Battery
- Categories: artillery battery, building, and military installation
- Location: Tywardreath and Par, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.34132° or 50° 20′ 29″ northLongitude
-4.70529° or 4° 42′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C2Q87RV+GVOpenStreetMap ID
node 8662748393OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunkerWikidata ID
Q101244742
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Highlights include Spit Beach and Par Coastal Gun Battery (The Bunkers).
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