Gun-laying mat (106G1316 5282)

A close-up of the gun-laying (GL) mat on the south side of Moor Lane at Cleadon, Jarrow taken on 27-MAR-1946. The GL mat was a raised octagonal network of wire which surrounded the battery's radar receiver. The radar's performance was improved by positioning the receiver at the centre of this wire mat. English Heritage (NMR) RAF photography