CBC systems – including its Ganz C-Allview camera – have been installed to help secure the Heugh Gun Battery Museum in Hartlepool, a faithfully restored 19th Century coastal defence battery.
Heugh Gun Battery’s exhibits include over 15 artillery pieces ranging from small portable weapons through to large naval guns. Many of these are classics, like the museum’s 25-pounder, Bofors and 5.5-inch Howitzer weapons.
The site was involved in ship-to-shore combat during both World Wars and the Heugh Gun Battery Trust now looks after it, working in conjunction with Hartlepool Borough Council, English Heritage and the North East Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA).
Risk assessment by Euro Security
Having won a contract to provide on-site security, north of England regional installer Euro Security conducted a risk assessment and environmental survey before calling in CBC to advise on the best surveillance solutions for the site’s internal and external areas.
Euro Security’s director Jonathan Nattrass explained that nine of CBC’s high-resolution Ganz NH258 day/night cameras have been specified to carry out internal monitoring, making use of their 540 TV lines colour daytime images in conjunction with the cameras’ sharp black and white pictures at night.
Additionally, two of CBC’s Ganz ZCDT4312 vandal-resistant dome cameras have also been deployed.
For external views, particular measures were required to deal with the locally harsh environmental conditions faced as a result of the Heugh Gun Battery’s coastal position.
Nattrass explained that salty seawater must be combated, while the site can also be particularly cold during the winter.
Appropriate long-term solution
These factors led CBC’s business development manager for the north, Steve Dunning, to recommend the company’s C-Allview system as an appropriate long-term solution.
These high-speed, rugged PTZ cameras, which are sealed to IP67, are designed for installation in harsh and challenging environments. Their vandal-resistant features include bodies cast from aluminium, which are hard anodised and powder-coated to protect them from scratching, oxidation or attack from solvents.
Operationally, C-Allview offers resolutions of up to 520 TV lines and a useful maximum 36x optical zoom.
“Euro Security always uses CBC equipment whenever possible, because we find it provides consistently good images and proves reliable in operation,” said Nattrass. “The company also supplies extremely good technical and back-up support, and we’ve been particularly impressed by the help Steve Dunning has given us. He deserves special praise.”
Joint venture at Hartlepool Marina
The CBC Ganz cameras at Heugh Gun Battery Museum are part of a digital recording and remote transmission BS 8418 detector-activated system which is monitored by operators within Hartlepool Borough Council’s Alarm Receiving Centre.
This project marks the latest collaboration between CBC and Euro Security following the companies’ joint venture to protect Hartlepool Marina, one of Europe’s leading marina locations with its numerous shops, restaurants, pubs and tourist attractions as well as more than 500 fully-serviced pontoon and quayside berths.
“Our C-Allview cameras are now widely used in a variety of applications such as town centres and public areas, as well as in remote rural sites and difficult coastal locations like this one,” commented John Downie, national sales and marketing manager at CBC (Europe).
