Find Military In The North

Observation towers used during WW2 for ground attack training.

Acoustic sound mirror built in 1916 to detect German airships during WW1.

Lifesize Durham Light Infantry soldier atop a plinth with his rifle.

Gun tower built in 1542 which attracted the interest of Henry VIII for it's state of the art design.

Training trenches dug by members of the 18th Battalion of the Northumberland Fusiliers in preparation for World War I.

War Memorial from 1921 by the A68 in Rochester, Northumberland

An 18th century battery protecting Dunbar Harbour from invasion and privateers.

A 5.5 inch Howitzer Gun to celebrate Seaham's links to the Royal Artillery and coastal defence during WWII.

A Roman Fort that forms part of Hadrian's Wall at the frontier of the Roman Empire.

WW2 pillbox disguised as a ruined house.

Defensive walls built in the 16th century, now managed by English Heritage.

The wreck of concrete tug 'Cretehawser' which sits on the banks of the River Wear.

WW1 acoustic mirror, which detected German Zeppelins as they approached the coast.

A defensive gun battery established near the mouth of the Tyne during the Anglo Dutch Wars in the 17th Century and used during various later conflicts.

A six storey lookout tower used to assist gun turrets in both World War 1 and 2.

A radome housing an RAF radar at Brizlee Wood sitting on top of Alnwick Moor.

A 14th century stone monument to the Battle of Otterburn in 1388

Site of the battle of Newburn Ford and Ryton Willows Local Nature Reserve

A unique gun that would disappear into its turret to reload, devised during the Crimean War.

A monument marking the Battle Of Fodden where the Scottish army of King James IV were heavily defated by the English in a brutal encounter.

An old gun battery from the 19th century and reused in WW2.

Two replica Mark VII 6"naval guns mounted on the Blyth beach promenade.