What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Blyth Coastal Defence Battery. This battery was built in 1916 to protect the port of Blyth Recorded plaque organisation: Blyth Town Council.
Blyth Coastal Defence Battery was constructed during World War I in 1916 to safeguard the strategic port of Blyth against naval threats, reflecting the extensive coastal defense measures implemented across Britain.
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