Disappearing Gun on Trow Point (South Shields)

United Kingdom / England / South Shields

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Replica of a weapon which once stood on the concrete plinth during the late 1800s as part of a British Army experiment to find the best type of mounting for its breech-loading coastal defence guns.

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Coordinates: 54°59'35"N 1°24'6"W

MS Oslofjord (wreck) 1.3 km
Tyne South Pier Lighthouse 2 km
Tyne North Pier Lighthouse (Tynemouth Lighthouse) 2.4 km

The Waters Edge (Public House) 0.2 km
Frenchman's Bay 0.8 km
South Shields Beach 0.9 km
Horsley Hill area 1.1 km
Horsley Hill Estate 1.2 km
Sheltered Accomodation 1.3 km
Sheltered Accomodation 1.5 km
Harton Academy 1.9 km
North Tyne Pier 2.6 km
South Tyneside 3.8 km

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The Waters Edge (Public House) Frenchman's Bay South Shields Beach Horsley Hill area Horsley Hill Estate Sheltered Accomodation Sheltered Accomodation Harton Academy North Tyne Pier South Tyneside