ed . ▁Spect ac ular ▁views ▁are ▁available ▁from ▁various ▁v antage ▁points . ▁ ▁Tom are e ▁Head ▁is ▁a ▁popular ▁recre ational ▁spot ▁and ▁maintain s ▁high ▁a est h etic ▁appeal . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁Port ▁Steph ens ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁large ▁har bour ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁vulner able ▁yet ▁essential ▁steel works ▁in ▁New castle . ▁An ▁un guard ed ▁Port ▁Steph ens ▁could ▁have ▁provided ▁an ▁easy ▁landing ▁place ▁for ▁any ▁host ile ▁force . ▁The ▁guns ▁at ▁New castle ▁were ▁too ▁far ▁away ▁to ▁protect ▁Port ▁Steph ens . ▁Tom are e ▁was ▁constructed ▁by ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁with ▁six ▁in ch ▁guns , ▁tor ped o ▁tub es , ▁mort ars , ▁machine ▁guns , ▁rif le ▁p its , ▁search ▁lights , ▁command ▁posts , ▁observation ▁posts , ▁bar bed ▁wire ▁ent ang lement s ▁and ▁accommod ation ▁( l ater ▁Tom are e ▁L odge ). ▁The ▁guns ▁were ▁never ▁fired ▁in ▁anger . ▁After ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁the ▁art illery ▁def ences ▁were ▁down grad ed . ▁Minor ▁gun ▁positions ▁were ▁closed , ▁art illery ▁cre ws ▁were ▁changed ▁and ▁g unn ers ▁were ▁transferred ▁to ▁other ▁areas ▁and ▁replaced ▁with ▁Vol unte er ▁Def ence ▁Corps . ▁No ▁ 2 0 ▁Rad ar ▁Station ▁continued ▁operating ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁the ▁RA AF ▁removed ▁the ▁turning ▁g ear ▁that ▁formed ▁the ▁base ▁of ▁the ▁rad