Heugh Battery Museum
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Heugh Battery Museum is a coastal artillery museum in Hartlepool, England, preserving a historic gun battery and its role in coastal defense, including during the First World War.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Heugh Battery Museum canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal defence museum
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military museum ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
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surface form:
First World War
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| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 16 December 1914 ⓘ |
| exhibits |
artillery pieces
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interpretive displays on bombardment of Hartlepool ⓘ military communications equipment ⓘ military uniforms ⓘ small arms ⓘ trench and battlefield artefacts ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
interpretation of coastal defence history
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preservation of original gun battery structures ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Heugh Gun Battery
NERFINISHED
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coastal artillery guns ⓘ exhibition on First World War ⓘ exhibition on coastal defence ⓘ memorial area ⓘ museum galleries ⓘ observation post ⓘ searchlight emplacements ⓘ underground magazines ⓘ |
| hasView |
Hartlepool harbour
NERFINISHED
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North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | scheduled monument ⓘ |
| inception | 19th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Durham
NERFINISHED
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England ⓘ Hartlepool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | North Sea coast ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Headland, Hartlepool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Bombardment of Hartlepool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offers |
educational visits
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guided tours ⓘ living history events ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Heugh Gun Battery Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalFunction | coastal artillery battery ⓘ |
| roleDuringEvent |
coastal defence against German Navy
ⓘ
fired on German warships ⓘ |
| significance | only First World War battlefield on British mainland with visible damage ⓘ |
| theme |
First World War on the home front
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history of coastal artillery ⓘ local military history ⓘ |
| usedFor |
defence of Hartlepool harbour
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defence of Tees estuary ⓘ |
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