Lawe Top, tank

HER Number

11979

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Lawe Top, tank

Place

South Shields

Map Sheet

NZ36NE

Class

Defence

Site Type: Broad

Armoured Vehicle

Site Type: Specific

Tank

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Second World War 1939 to 1945

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

A tank was placed between two Russian cannons (HER 11977) on the Lawe Top. The tank was presented to the town on 18th June 1922 by the National War Savings Committee. It is now missing.

Easting

436550

Northing

568060

Grid Reference

NZ436550568060

Sources

North East War Memorials Project www.newmp.org.uk S86.017