Gun Position 3
Gun Position 3 is a bunker in Bristol, England. Gun Position 3 is situated nearby to the archaeological site Purdown Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery, as well as near the ruins Command Post.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Purdown BT Tower and Saint Mary Magdalen and Saint Francis Lockleaze.
Purdown BT Tower
Tower
Photo: Steinsky, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Purdown BT Tower, also known as Purdown Transmitter, is a 70.1 metres tall telecommunications tower in Bristol, England. Built in 1970 for the British Telecom microwave network, it is now used to transmit radio and provide mobile phone coverage. Purdown BT Tower is situated 470 feet southwest of Gun Position 3.
Saint Mary Magdalen and Saint Francis Lockleaze
Church
Photo: Roger Templeman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Saint Mary Magdalen and Saint Francis Lockleaze is a church, which is situated 1,600 feet northwest of Gun Position 3.
Church of Holy Trinity, Stapleton
Church
Photo: Peter Watkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of Holy Trinity is an Anglican church on Bell Hill in Stapleton, Bristol, England. It has been designated as a grade II* listed building. It was built in 1857 by John Norton, in a Gothic Revival style, with a spire which reaches 52 metres. Church of Holy Trinity, Stapleton is situated 2,100 feet southeast of Gun Position 3.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stapleton and Lockleaze.
Stapleton
Suburb
Photo: Sherstonuser, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stapleton is an area in the northeastern suburbs of the city of Bristol, England. The name is colloquially used today to describe the ribbon village along Bell Hill and Park Road in the Frome Valley.
Lockleaze
Suburb
Photo: Weirdoldhattie, Public domain.
Lockleaze is an area and council ward in the northern suburbs of the city of Bristol, England, 3 miles north of the city centre, south of Filton, east of Horfield and west of Frenchay.
Eastville
Suburb
Eastville is an inner suburban neighbourhood and an electoral ward in Bristol, England, located around 2 miles northeast of The Centre. It is roughly centred on Muller Road between its junctions with Stapleton Road and Fishponds Road.
Gun Position 3
- Type: Bunker
- Categories: building, ruins, and historic site
- Location: Bristol, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.48575° or 51° 29′ 9″ northLongitude
-2.56081° or 2° 33′ 39″ westOpen location code
9C3VFCPQ+7MOpenStreetMap ID
way 377542207OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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