A barrage balloon site of WW2 seen on air photographs. A concentric, circular arrangement of concrete mooring posts. The site is now covered by a factory.
Site Type: Broad
Anti Aircraft Defence Site
SITEDESC
A barrage balloon site of Second World War seen on air photographs. A concentric, circular arrangement of concrete mooring posts. The site is now covered by a factory.
A possible Second World War radar station seen on vertical air photographs from 1941. The site comprises a large, circular ditched enclosure, with a structure at its centre. Several buildings were recorded in the vicinity. The site was recorded from poor quality photographs so the exact function and form of the site were difficult to determine. It seems likely that this was a military site as there is a bomb crater (HER 11729) close to the ditched enclosure, implying that it had been targeted by enemy aircraft.
Site Type: Broad
Military Observation Site
SITEDESC
A possible Second World War radar station seen on vertical air photographs from 1941. The site comprises a large, circular ditched enclosure, with a structure at its centre. Several buildings were recorded in the vicinity. The site was recorded from poor quality photographs so the exact function and form of the site were difficult to determine. It seems likely that this was a military site as there is a bomb crater (HER 11729) close to the ditched enclosure, implying that it had been targeted by enemy aircraft.
A Second World War road block seen on vertical air photographs from 1942. Comprised two large blocks of concrete placed opposite each other with a small gap in between to let traffic through one vehicle at a time.
Site Type: Broad
Defence Obstruction
SITEDESC
A Second World War road block seen on vertical air photographs from 1942. Comprised two large blocks of concrete placed opposite each other with a small gap in between to let traffic through one vehicle at a time.
A line of Second World War tank traps seen on vertical air photographs from 1948. The anti-tank cubes block off the exit from the beach just north of Trow Point. Some blocks had been removed by 1948 and the remaining ones by the 1980s.
Site Type: Broad
Defence Obstruction
SITEDESC
A line of Second World War tank traps seen on vertical air photographs from 1948. The anti-tank cubes block off the exit from the beach just north of Trow Point. Some blocks had been removed by 1948 and the remaining ones by the 1980s. A surviving tank block was recorded by Phase 2 of the North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment. Recorded as at risk from dune blowouts. Risk = intermediate. Threat level 4.
Site Name
Trow Point, tank traps
Site Type: Specific
Tank Trap
HER Number
11721
Form of Evidence
Destroyed Monument
Sources
English Heritage Hadrian's Wall WHS Mapping Project, 2008, 1400943; Aerial Photograph RAF 58/B/32 5315 16-MAY-1948; RAF FNO/98 1104 16-AUG-1942; Archaeological Research Services, 2010, Phase 2 North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment, Project Record Number 118
YEAR1
2008
English, British
Class
Defence
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
24
District
S Tyneside
Easting
437720
Grid ref figure
8
HISTORY_TOPIC
World Wars
LANDUSE
Recreational Usage
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
12
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 NE 1047
Northing
566910
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Second World War 1939 to 1945
Place
South Shields
Description
A barrage balloon site of WW2 seen on air photographs. A concentric, circular arrangement of concrete mooring posts.
Site Type: Broad
Anti Aircraft Defence Site
SITEDESC
A barrage balloon site of Second World War seen on air photographs. A concentric, circular arrangement of concrete mooring posts.
Several blocks of medieval or post medieval ridge and furrow seen as earthworks on vertical photographs from the 1940s. Most blocks have since been built over. Some of the ridge and furrow on the coast edge can still be seen as soilmarks as it has been plough levelled.
Site Type: Broad
Cultivation Marks
SITEDESC
Several blocks of medieval or post medieval ridge and furrow seen as earthworks on vertical photographs from the 1940s. Most blocks have since been built over. Some of the ridge and furrow on the coast edge can still be seen as soilmarks as it has been plough levelled.
A Second World War road block comprising of two large blocks of concrete placed opposite each other with a small gap in between to allow traffic through one vehicle at a time.
Site Type: Broad
Defence Obstruction
SITEDESC
A Second World War road block comprising of two large blocks of concrete placed opposite each other with a small gap in between to allow traffic through one vehicle at a time.