WW2 Roadblock
WW2 Roadblock
HER Number
4651
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
WW2 Roadblock
Place
South Shields
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Defence
Site Type: Broad
Defence Obstruction
Site Type: Specific
Road Block
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Second World War 1939 to 1945
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
This is the site of WW2 concrete roadblocks constructed in 1940-1, but since destroyed.
Easting
437160
Northing
567260
Grid Reference
NZ437160567260
Sources
<< HER 4651 >> Defence of Britain Project, 2002, Defence of Britain Database, S0006742
The Archaeological Practice, 2002, Shipbuilding on Tyne and Wear - Prehistory to Present. Tyne & Wear Historic Environment Record.
2nd edition Ordnance Survey map, 1896
The Archaeological Practice, 2002, Shipbuilding on Tyne and Wear - Prehistory to Present. Tyne & Wear Historic Environment Record.
2nd edition Ordnance Survey map, 1896