Former gun emplacement
Former gun emplacement is a historic building in Bristol, England. Former gun emplacement is situated nearby to the park Battery Point, as well as near the sports venue Portishead Open Air Pool.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Portishead Point Lighthouse and Portishead Lifeboat Station.
Portishead Point Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Arpingstone, Public domain.
Portishead Point Lighthouse, more commonly known as Battery Point Lighthouse, was built in Portishead, Somerset, England, in 1931. Portishead Point Lighthouse is situated 420 feet west of Former gun emplacement.
Portishead Lifeboat Station
Public building
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Portishead Lifeboat Station is located at Pier Road, in the town of Portishead, located on the Severn Estuary in North Somerset. A lifeboat was stationed at Portishead in 1996 by the Portishead Lifeboat Trust, an independent lifeboat, operating from Sugar Loaf Beach. Portishead Lifeboat Station is situated 3,400 feet east of Former gun emplacement.
Black Nore Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Steve F, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Black Nore Lighthouse is a grade II listed building in Portishead, Somerset, England. The cast iron white-painted lighthouse was built in 1894 by Trinity House to guide shipping in the Severn Estuary as it made its way in and out of Bristol Harbour. Black Nore Lighthouse is situated 1½ miles southwest of Former gun emplacement.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portishead and Port Marine.
Portishead
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Portishead is a large port town in Somerset with a population of about 25,000. Historically a fishing port, it underwent rapid expansion during the 19th century when it became a hub for chemical industry.
Port Marine
Suburb
Port Marine is a mixed-use, waterfront neighbourhood in the town of Portishead in North Somerset and an exurb of Bristol. Masterplanned during the late 1990s on the docklands and power station brownfield beside the Severn Estuary, the area now contains 3420 dwellings, a 133-berth marina, commercial and retail space, a nature reserve, and a sculpture trail.
North Weston
Village
North Weston is a village in the civil parish of Portishead, in the North Somerset district of Somerset, England. It lies between Portishead and Weston-in-Gordano, within the parish of Portishead.
Former gun emplacement
- Type: Historic building
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bristol, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.49452° or 51° 29′ 40″ northLongitude
-2.77177° or 2° 46′ 18″ westOpen location code
9C3VF6VH+R7OpenStreetMap ID
way 902268048OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=building
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