Godwin Battery

gun battery guarding the Humber, UK

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1915 artillery battery, United Kingdom, 
2 BL 9.2 inch gun, 

• Military Histories article^@
• Natural England Coastal Catch-Up: How a softrock cliff evolves whencoastal defences fail^@
• Subterranea Britannica article^@
• Subterranea 18 article^@

Location: 53.622445621, 0.141459373, ///twisting.abandons.heap, Google, Bing, Aerial View, OldMapsOnline, ESRI Imagery, Historic Markers, KML, NLS, OS,  eDoB, 

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Type	Description	Date	Keywords	Notes	Source
link	Military Histories article@				Wikidata
link	Natural England Coastal Catch-Up: How a softrock cliff evolves whencoastal defences fail@				Wikidata
link	Subterranea Britannica article@				Wikidata
link	Subterranea 18 article@				Wikidata
base	North Killingholme Haven		Royal Naval Air Service station, harbor		Wikidata
base	RAF Binbrook	1940	Royal Air Force station, air base		Wikidata
base	RAF Cowden	1950	Royal Air Force station, air base		Wikidata
base	RAF Donna Nook	1927	Royal Air Force station, air base		Wikidata
base	RAF Grimsby	1941	Royal Air Force station, air base		Wikidata
base	RAF Holmpton		radar station, Royal Air Force station, military museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
base	RAF Kelstern	1943	Royal Air Force station, air base		Wikidata
base	RAF Manby		Royal Air Force station		Wikidata
base	RAF Market Stainton		Royal Air Force station, air base		Wikidata
base	RAF North Coates	1935	air base, Royal Air Force station		Wikidata
base	RAF North Killingholme	1943	Royal Air Force station, air base		Wikidata
base	RAF Patrington		Royal Air Force station, radar station		Wikidata
base	RAF Skendleby		radar station, Royal Air Force station, bunker		Wikidata
base	RAF Stenigot		radar station, Royal Air Force station		Wikidata
bunker	RAF Skendleby		radar station, Royal Air Force station, bunker		Wikidata
fort	Bull Sand Fort		sea fort		Wikidata
fort	Former Heavy Anti-aircraft Gun Site		anti-aircraft battery		Wikidata
fort	Fort Paull	1861	military museum, fort, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort	Godwin Battery	1915	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort	Haile Sand Fort		sea fort		Wikidata
fort	Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite at Old Ellerby, 600m south of Ellerby Grange		anti-aircraft battery		Wikidata
fort	Humber Forts		sea fort		Wikidata
fort	Paull Point Battery, coastal artillery battery and Submarine Mining Establishment		artillery battery		Wikidata
fort	Stone Creek Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, at Sunk Island Clough		anti-aircraft battery		Wikidata
museum	Fort Paull	1861	military museum, fort, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	RAF Holmpton		radar station, Royal Air Force station, military museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
document	MergedFile		Misc	57 pages	Warlike