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The Wave Basin Battery is a Victorian coastal battery in Sunderland, on the south bank of the mouth of the River Wear, next to the Wave Basin. It is not a castle but an artillery work built for harbour defence.
The land was given to the War Office by the River Wear Commissioners in 1860, amid concern over the defence of Britain's coasts. The exact construction date is unknown, but the work was complete by 1882. Built entirely of masonry, it takes the form of a mole projecting into the river, carrying four gun emplacements armed with 80-pounder rifled muzzle-loading guns, produced by inserting rifled liners into old 68-pounder smooth-bore guns.
The expansion of the port and the construction of new piers made the battery obsolete soon after its completion; it was kept for training, perhaps until the early 20th century. It is now a Grade II listed building.