Redcar Early Warning Station
Introduction
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Redcar Early Warning Station
Image: © Mick Garratt Taken: 11 Jan 2006
A relic of WW1 this concrete Sound Mirror enabled the residents of Redcar to have an early warning of air attacks by German Zeppelins. The sound of the approaching aircraft bounced off the concave "mirror" into a trumpet mounted on a steel column. The operator listened by stethoscope and moved the trumpet for the loudest sound. From its position the direction of attack could be deduced. Zeppelins raided the North East fifteen times during 1915 to 1917. The structure is a Grade II listed Scheduled Monument see http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?resourceID=5&uid=1020311 and http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?resourceID=5&uid=1160275
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Image Location
Latitude
54.597559
Longitude
-1.051171