Title

Site of Ringbrough Coastal Battery, East Riding of Yorkshire, 2014

Caption

Site of Ringbrough Coastal Battery, East Riding of Yorkshire, 2014. Aerial view showing the remains of the battery now destroyed by coastal erosion with remains of observation tower on the beach. Construction of the battery began in 1941.

Date

2014

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England Archive

Reference

HRM19B41_270

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

69,8Mb (3,1Mb) / 20,2in x 13,4in / 6048 x 4032 (300dpi)

Keywords

sea coast England destruction erosion beach coastal country sand British geography English color colour defence Yorkshire county ruins cliff cliffs ruin war location century Britain clifftop destroyed concept ruined North Sea battery 21st century 1940s aerial view Forties bird's eye view World War II World War two aerial photography WWII world war 2 20th century English Heritage decade East Riding of Yorkshire geographical feature Second World War TGN WW2 photograph 2nd World War 2010s Historic England Staff Photographer Ringbrough Battery photograph