File:Coastal defences plaque, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, UK.jpg

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English: Plaque reads:

"City of Sunderland

Coastal Watch Mirror

This convex dish detected German Zeppelins sent to bomb north-east ports. Their course could be judged from engine sounds focussed onto a receiver, giving 15 minutes warning for anti-aircraft defences to be directed onto them.

World War I Defences"
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Camera location54° 55′ 47.11″ N, 1° 23′ 37.37″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo


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