The Tyne Turrets were two 12-inch Mk VIII guns from the

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HMS ''Illustrious'', installed in Roberts Battery at

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, near Seaton Sluice north of the

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, and Kitchener Battery in Marsden near Lizard Point south of the river. The batteries were planned in

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but only commissioned in 1921, and after a change of heart scrapped in 1926. This very heavy armament was only rivalled by the

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harbour Admiralty Pier Turret at the time.

References

* Hogg, R., "The Tyne Turrets:coastal defence in the First World War", ''Fort'' (

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), (12), 1984, pp. 97–104 * National Archives, Kew. Plans for Kitchener/Roberts Batteries WO 78.4973 and WO 78.4974 20th-century forts in England Buildings and structures in Northumberland Coastal artillery {{UK-mil-stub