Site of WW2 concrete roadblock. On Durham Road. Stop-lines included permanent and moveable road barriers. The most substantial works were formed from square or cylindrical concrete blocks entwined with barbed wire and fitted with explosives. Moveable obstacles consisted of horizontal or vertical bars or poles of steel, set between concrete blocks. Bent steel girders could also be slotted into sockets cut into the road surface. Modern road improvements are removing evidence for both, but some of the original blocks or aperatures have been observed in-situ. Cylindrical blocks have been used to line private roads or placed on river banks to combat erosion {Defence of Britain Handbook 1995}.
Site Type: Broad
Defence Obstruction
SITEDESC
Site of WW2 concrete roadblock. On Durham Road. Stop-lines included permanent and moveable road barriers. The most substantial works were formed from square or cylindrical concrete blocks entwined with barbed wire and fitted with explosives. Moveable obstacles consisted of horizontal or vertical bars or poles of steel, set between concrete blocks. Bent steel girders could also be slotted into sockets cut into the road surface. Modern road improvements are removing evidence for both, but some of the original blocks or aperatures have been observed in-situ. Cylindrical blocks have been used to line private roads or placed on river banks to combat erosion {Defence of Britain Handbook 1995}.
Site Name
Low Fell, WW2 Roadblock
Site Type: Specific
Road Block
HER Number
5839
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 5839 >> Alan Rudd, of 20th century defence sites in Tyne and Wear
SURVIVAL
None
YEAR1
2004
YEAR2
2020
English, British
Class
Defence
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
14
District
Gateshead
Easting
426600
Grid ref figure
6
HISTORY_TOPIC
World Wars
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
MATERIAL
Concrete
MONTH1
4
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
560700
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Second World War 1939 to 1945
Place
Sheriff Hill
Description
Site of WW2 concrete roadblocks. Constructed 1940-1, Now destroyed. Stop-lines included permanent and moveable road barriers. The most substantial works were formed from square or cylindrical concrete blocks entwined with barbed wire and fitted with explosives. Moveable obstacles consisted of horizontal or vertical bars or poles of steel, set between concrete blocks. Bent steel girders could also be slotted into sockets cut into the road surface. Modern road improvements are removing evidence for both, but some of the original blocks or aperatures have been observed in-situ. Cylindrical blocks have been used to line private roads or placed on river banks to combat erosion {Defence of Britain Handbook 1985}.
Site Type: Broad
Defence Obstruction
SITEDESC
Site of WW2 concrete roadblocks. Constructed 1940-1, Now destroyed {1}. Stop-lines included permanent and moveable road barriers. The most substantial works were formed from square or cylindrical concrete blocks entwined with barbed wire and fitted with explosives. Moveable obstacles consisted of horizontal or vertical bars or poles of steel, set between concrete blocks. Bent steel girders could also be slotted into sockets cut into the road surface. Modern road improvements are removing evidence for both, but some of the original blocks or aperatures have been observed in-situ. Cylindrical blocks have been used to line private roads or placed on river banks to combat erosion {Defence of Britain Handbook 1985}.
Site Name
Sheriff Hill, WW2 Roadblock
Site Type: Specific
Road Block
HER Number
5838
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 5838 >> Alan Rudd, of 20th century defence sites in Tyne and Wear
SURVIVAL
None
YEAR1
2004
English, British
Class
Defence
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
14
District
Gateshead
Easting
426700
Grid ref figure
6
HISTORY_TOPIC
World Wars
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
MATERIAL
Concrete
MONTH1
4
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
561800
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Second World War 1939 to 1945
Place
Felling
Description
Site of WW2 concrete roadblock. In vicinity of Split Crow Road. Stop-lines included permanent and moveable road barriers. The most substantial works were formed from square or cylindrical concrete blocks entwined with barbed wire and fitted with explosives. Moveable obstacles consisted of horizontal or vertical bars or poles of steel, set between concrete blocks. Bent steel girders could also be slotted into sockets cut into the road surface. Modern road improvements are removing evidence for both, but some of the original blocks or aperatures have been observed in-situ. Cylindrical blocks have been used to line private roads or placed on river banks to combat erosion {Defence of Britain Handbook 1995}.
Site Type: Broad
Defence Obstruction
SITEDESC
Site of WW2 concrete roadblock. In vicinity of Split Crow Road. Stop-lines included permanent and moveable road barriers. The most substantial works were formed from square or cylindrical concrete blocks entwined with barbed wire and fitted with explosives. Moveable obstacles consisted of horizontal or vertical bars or poles of steel, set between concrete blocks. Bent steel girders could also be slotted into sockets cut into the road surface. Modern road improvements are removing evidence for both, but some of the original blocks or aperatures have been observed in-situ. Cylindrical blocks have been used to line private roads or placed on river banks to combat erosion {Defence of Britain Handbook 1995}.
Site Name
Felling, WW2 Roadblock
Site Type: Specific
Road Block
HER Number
5837
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 5837 >> Alan Rudd, of 20th century defence sites in Tyne and Wear
SURVIVAL
None
YEAR1
2004
English, British
Class
Defence
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
14
District
Gateshead
Easting
426900
Grid ref figure
6
HISTORY_TOPIC
World Wars
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
MATERIAL
Concrete
MONTH1
4
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
562400
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Second World War 1939 to 1945
Place
Felling
Description
Site of WW2 concrete roadblock. In vicinity of Old Ford Road. Stop-lines included permanent and moveable road barriers. The most substantial works were formed from square or cylindrical concrete blocks entwined with barbed wire and fitted with explosives. Moveable obstacles consisted of horizontal or vertical bars or poles of steel, set between concrete blocks. Bent steel girders could also be slotted into sockets cut into the road surface. Modern road improvements are removing evidence for both, but some of the original blocks or aperatures have been observed in-situ. Cylindrical blocks have been used to line private roads or placed on river banks to combat erosion {Defence of Britain Handbook, 1995}.
Site Type: Broad
Defence Obstruction
SITEDESC
Site of WW2 concrete roadblock. In vicinity of Old Ford Road. Stop-lines included permanent and moveable road barriers. The most substantial works were formed from square or cylindrical concrete blocks entwined with barbed wire and fitted with explosives. Moveable obstacles consisted of horizontal or vertical bars or poles of steel, set between concrete blocks. Bent steel girders could also be slotted into sockets cut into the road surface. Modern road improvements are removing evidence for both, but some of the original blocks or aperatures have been observed in-situ. Cylindrical blocks have been used to line private roads or placed on river banks to combat erosion {Defence of Britain Handbook, 1995}.
Site Name
Felling, WW2 Roadblock
Site Type: Specific
Road Block
HER Number
5836
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 5836 >> Alan Rudd, of 20th century defence sites in Tyne and Wear
SURVIVAL
None
YEAR1
2004
English, British
Class
Defence
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
14
District
Gateshead
Easting
428400
Grid ref figure
6
HISTORY_TOPIC
World Wars
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
MATERIAL
Concrete
MONTH1
4
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
562700
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Second World War 1939 to 1945
Place
Felling
Description
Site of WW2 concrete roadblocks. Constructed 1940-1, Now destroyed. Stop-lines included permanent and moveable road barriers. The most substantial works were formed from square or cylindrical concrete blocks entwined with barbed wire and fitted with explosives. Moveable obstacles consisted of horizontal or vertical bars or poles of steel, set between concrete blocks. Bent steel girders could also be slotted into sockets cut into the road surface. Modern road improvements are removing evidence for both, but some of the original blocks or aperatures have been observed in-situ. Cylindrical blocks have been used to line private roads or placed on river banks to combat erosion {Defence of Britain Handbook 1985}.
Site Type: Broad
Defence Obstruction
SITEDESC
Site of WW2 concrete roadblocks. Constructed 1940-1, Now destroyed {1}. Stop-lines included permanent and moveable road barriers. The most substantial works were formed from square or cylindrical concrete blocks entwined with barbed wire and fitted with explosives. Moveable obstacles consisted of horizontal or vertical bars or poles of steel, set between concrete blocks. Bent steel girders could also be slotted into sockets cut into the road surface. Modern road improvements are removing evidence for both, but some of the original blocks or aperatures have been observed in-situ. Cylindrical blocks have been used to line private roads or placed on river banks to combat erosion {Defence of Britain Handbook 1985}.
Site Name
Felling Shore, WW2 Roadblock
Site Type: Specific
Road Block
HER Number
5835
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 5835 >> Alan Rudd, of 20th century defence sites in Tyne and Wear
SURVIVAL
None
YEAR1
2004
English, British
Class
Defence
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
14
District
Gateshead
Easting
429400
Grid ref figure
6
HISTORY_TOPIC
World Wars
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
MATERIAL
Concrete
MONTH1
4
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
561600
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Second World War 1939 to 1945
Place
Pelaw
Description
Site of WW2 concrete roadblock. On A184. Stop-lines included permanent and moveable road barriers. The most substantial works were formed from square or cylindrical concrete blocks entwined with barbed wire and fitted with explosives. Moveable obstacles consisted of horizontal or vertical bars or poles of steel, set between concrete blocks. Bent steel girders could also be slotted into sockets cut into the road surface. Modern road improvements are removing evidence for both, but some of the original blocks or aperatures have been observed in-situ. Cylindrical blocks have been used to line private roads or placed on river banks to combat erosion {Defence of Britain Handbook 1995}.
Site Type: Broad
Defence Obstruction
SITEDESC
Site of WW2 concrete roadblock. On A184. Stop-lines included permanent and moveable road barriers. The most substantial works were formed from square or cylindrical concrete blocks entwined with barbed wire and fitted with explosives. Moveable obstacles consisted of horizontal or vertical bars or poles of steel, set between concrete blocks. Bent steel girders could also be slotted into sockets cut into the road surface. Modern road improvements are removing evidence for both, but some of the original blocks or apertures have been observed in-situ. Cylindrical blocks have been used to line private roads or placed on river banks to combat erosion {Defence of Britain Handbook 1995}.
Site Name
Pelaw, WW2 Roadblock
Site Type: Specific
Road Block
HER Number
5834
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 5834 >> Alan Rudd, of 20th century defence sites in Tyne and Wear
SURVIVAL
None
YEAR1
2004
English, British
Class
Defence
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
14
District
Gateshead
Easting
428900
Grid ref figure
6
HISTORY_TOPIC
World Wars
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
MATERIAL
Concrete
MONTH1
4
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
561500
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Second World War 1939 to 1945
Place
Heworth
Description
Site of WW2 concrete roadblocks. Constructed 1940-1, Now destroyed. Stop-lines included permanent and moveable road barriers. The most substantial works were formed from square or cylindrical concrete blocks entwined with barbed wire and fitted with explosives. Moveable obstacles consisted of horizontal or vertical bars or poles of steel, set between concrete blocks. Bent steel girders could also be slotted into sockets cut into the road surface. Modern road improvements are removing evidence for both, but some of the original blocks or aperatures have been observed in-situ. Cylindrical blocks have been used to line private roads or placed on river banks to combat erosion {Defence of Britain Handbook 1985}.
Site Type: Broad
Defence Obstruction
SITEDESC
Site of WW2 concrete roadblocks. Constructed 1940-1, Now destroyed {1}. Stop-lines included permanent and moveable road barriers. The most substantial works were formed from square or cylindrical concrete blocks entwined with barbed wire and fitted with explosives. Moveable obstacles consisted of horizontal or vertical bars or poles of steel, set between concrete blocks. Bent steel girders could also be slotted into sockets cut into the road surface. Modern road improvements are removing evidence for both, but some of the original blocks or aperatures have been observed in-situ. Cylindrical blocks have been used to line private roads or placed on river banks to combat erosion {Defence of Britain Handbook 1985}.
Site Name
Heworth, WW2 Roadblock
Site Type: Specific
Road Block
HER Number
5833
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 5833 >> Alan Rudd, of 20th century defence sites in Tyne and Wear
SURVIVAL
None
YEAR1
2004
English, British
Class
Defence
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
14
District
Gateshead
Easting
427900
Grid ref figure
6
HISTORY_TOPIC
World Wars
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
MATERIAL
Concrete
MONTH1
4
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
560900
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Second World War 1939 to 1945
Place
Windy Nook
Description
Site of two WW2 concrete roadblocks. In vicinity of Albion Street. Stop-lines included permanent and moveable road barriers. The most substantial works were formed from square or cylindrical concrete blocks entwined with barbed wire and fitted with explosives. Moveable obstacles consisted of horizontal or vertical bars or poles of steel, set between concrete blocks. Bent steel girders could also be slotted into sockets cut into the road surface. Modern road improvements are removing evidence for both, but some of the original blocks or aperatures have been observed in-situ. Cylindrical blocks have been used to line private roads or placed on river banks to combat erosion {Defence of Britain Handbook, 1955}.
Site Type: Broad
Defence Obstruction
SITEDESC
Site of two WW2 concrete roadblocks. In vicinity of Albion Street. Stop-lines included permanent and moveable road barriers. The most substantial works were formed from square or cylindrical concrete blocks entwined with barbed wire and fitted with explosives. Moveable obstacles consisted of horizontal or vertical bars or poles of steel, set between concrete blocks. Bent steel girders could also be slotted into sockets cut into the road surface. Modern road improvements are removing evidence for both, but some of the original blocks or aperatures have been observed in-situ. Cylindrical blocks have been used to line private roads or placed on river banks to combat erosion {Defence of Britain Handbook, 1955}.
Site Name
Windy Nook, WW2 Roadblock
Site Type: Specific
Road Block
HER Number
5832
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 5832 >> Alan Rudd, of 20th century defence sites in Tyne and Wear
SURVIVAL
None
YEAR1
2004
English, British
Class
Defence
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
14
District
Gateshead
Easting
425500
Grid ref figure
6
HISTORY_TOPIC
World Wars
Map Sheet
NZ25NE
MATERIAL
Concrete
MONTH1
4
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
558700
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Second World War 1939 to 1945
Place
Chowdene
Description
Site of WW2 concrete roadblock. In vicinity of Chowdene Bank near Team Valley Industrial Estate. Stop-lines included permanent and moveable road barriers. The most substantial works were formed from square or cylindrical concrete blocks entwined with barbed wire and fitted with explosives. Moveable obstacles consisted of horizontal or vertical bars or poles of steel, set between concrete blocks. Bent steel girders could also be slotted into sockets cut into the road surface. Modern road improvements are removing evidence for both, but some of the original blocks or aperatures have been observed in-situ. Cylindrical blocks have been used to line private roads or placed on river banks to combat erosion {Defence of Britain Handbook, 1955}.
Site Type: Broad
Defence Obstruction
SITEDESC
Site of WW2 concrete roadblock. In vicinity of Chowdene Bank near Team Valley Industrial Estate. Stop-lines included permanent and moveable road barriers. The most substantial works were formed from square or cylindrical concrete blocks entwined with barbed wire and fitted with explosives. Moveable obstacles consisted of horizontal or vertical bars or poles of steel, set between concrete blocks. Bent steel girders could also be slotted into sockets cut into the road surface. Modern road improvements are removing evidence for both, but some of the original blocks or aperatures have been observed in-situ. Cylindrical blocks have been used to line private roads or placed on river banks to combat erosion {Defence of Britain Handbook, 1955}.
Site Name
Chowdene, WW2 Roadblock
Site Type: Specific
Road Block
HER Number
5831
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 5831 >> Alan Rudd, of 20th century defence sites in Tyne and Wear
SURVIVAL
None
YEAR1
2004
English, British
Class
Defence
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
14
District
Gateshead
Easting
426200
Grid ref figure
6
HISTORY_TOPIC
World Wars
Map Sheet
NZ25NE
MATERIAL
Concrete
MONTH1
4
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
558900
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Second World War 1939 to 1945
Place
Harlow Green
Description
Site of WW2 concrete roadblock. On Durham Road. Stop-lines included permanent and moveable road barriers. The most substantial works were formed from square or cylindrical concrete blocks entwined with barbed wire and fitted with explosives. Moveable obstacles consisted of horizontal or vertical bars or poles of steel, set between concrete blocks. Bent steel girders could also be slotted into sockets cut into the road surface. Modern road improvements are removing evidence for both, but some of the original blocks or aperatures have been observed in-situ. Cylindrical blocks have been used to line private roads or placed on river banks to combat erosion {Defence of Britain Handbook, 1995}.
Site Type: Broad
Defence Obstruction
SITEDESC
Site of WW2 concrete roadblock. On Durham Road. Stop-lines included permanent and moveable road barriers. The most substantial works were formed from square or cylindrical concrete blocks entwined with barbed wire and fitted with explosives. Moveable obstacles consisted of horizontal or vertical bars or poles of steel, set between concrete blocks. Bent steel girders could also be slotted into sockets cut into the road surface. Modern road improvements are removing evidence for both, but some of the original blocks or aperatures have been observed in-situ. Cylindrical blocks have been used to line private roads or placed on river banks to combat erosion {Defence of Britain Handbook, 1995}.
Site Name
Harlow Green, WW2 Roadblock
Site Type: Specific
Road Block
HER Number
5830
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 5830 >> Alan Rudd, of 20th century defence sites in Tyne and Wear