Anti-Aircraft Ordnance Depot No 75 was built as a facility for servicing anti-aircraft batteries defending the area north of the River Tyne.
It was built c.1938 and is one of a small number of known Emergency Equipment Ammunition Magazines (EEAM) constructed throughout the UK in anticipation of war. It had a dual function - to act as the primary local supply depot for ammunition used by anti-aircraft facilities in the area and to act as a centre for storage and maintenance of vehicles and armaments required by the batteries.
The complex was split into three - an ammunition storage zone, vehicle/arms storage zone and acomodation, welfare and administration zone.
Subsequent to the war the complex served as a depot for vehicle maintenance by the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) until 1976.
Between 1979 and the mid 1990s the complex was used as a central store for the Area Health Authority. Many buildings were demolished or altered at this time.
Description courtesy of Sitelines.
30th August 2008
More Information:
- 28 Days Later - Killingworth Ammo Bunker
- Derelict Places - Killingworth ammo store
- Chronicle Live - Go ahead for homes on ex-wartime site in North Tyneside
- Sitelines - Killingworth, Anti-Aircraft Supply Depot
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