2007

SE0021 : World War II Starfish Site control bunker

taken 17 years ago, near to Cotton Stones, Calderdale, England

World War II Starfish Site control bunker.
World War II Starfish Site control bunker.
This is one of 235 Starfish sites which were constructed around the country to act as decoys to fool German bombers. This one was constructed as a decoy for railway marshalling yards at Greetland near Halifax.

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Category: Wartime relics
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Photographer
NigglePics   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 8 August, 2007   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 26 August, 2007
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SE 0090 2131 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:41.2945N 1:59.2709W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SE 0090 2125
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NORTH (about 0 degrees)
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