WW2 Light Anti-Aircraft Battery (site of)
WW2 Light Anti-Aircraft Battery (site of) is a bunker in Penzance, West Cornwall, England. WW2 Light Anti-Aircraft Battery (site of) is situated nearby to Bolitho Gardens, as well as near Newlyn Art Gallery.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Newlyn Art Gallery and St. Peter’s Church.
Newlyn Art Gallery
Art gallery
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Newlyn Art Gallery is a contemporary art gallery located in Newlyn, Cornwall, UK. Opened in 1895, designed by James Hicks of Redruth and financed by John Passmore Edwards the gallery was conceived as a home and exhibition venue for the Newlyn School of Art the works of which are now largely located at Penlee House Gallery and Museum in nearby Penzance. Newlyn Art Gallery is situated 660 feet southwest of WW2 Light Anti-Aircraft Battery (site of).
St. Peter’s Church
Church
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St. Peter’s Church is situated 1,300 feet southwest of WW2 Light Anti-Aircraft Battery (site of).
Newlyn Tidal Observatory
Observatory
Photo: Herbythyme, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Newlyn Tidal Observatory is a grade II listed tide gauge hut on the South Pier in Newlyn, Cornwall in England. Measurements of sea level taken at the observatory between 1915 and 1921 were used to define the reference level, Ordnance Datum Newlyn, for height measurement on the British mainland. Newlyn Tidal Observatory is situated 2,500 feet south of WW2 Light Anti-Aircraft Battery (site of).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newlyn and Wherrytown.
Newlyn
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Newlyn is a fishing village in West Cornwall, a mile or two south of Penzance. The mediaeval quay, beloved of the Newlyn School painters, still exists and there are many charming cottages and narrow lanes to explore.
Wherrytown
Suburb
Photo: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wherrytown is a small settlement in west Cornwall, United Kingdom, on the east side of the Laregan River, between Newlyn and Penzance. It was formerly in the civil parish of Madron and was incorporated into the Borough of Penzance in 1934 when local government was reorganised.
Tredavoe
Village
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tredavoe is a hamlet west of Newlyn in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
WW2 Light Anti-Aircraft Battery (site of)
- Type: Bunker
- Categories: building and military installation
- Location: Penzance, West Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.10932° or 50° 6′ 34″ northLongitude
-5.54686° or 5° 32′ 49″ westOpen location code
9C2P4F53+P7OpenStreetMap ID
node 8909928862OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunker
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