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Monument Number 911589
Hob Uid: 911589
Location : East Riding of Yorkshire Paull
Grid Ref : TA1697025360
Summary : World War I practise battery, adjacent to 19th century practise battery, Paull.
More information : (TA 1697 2536) Practise battery. This practise battery is situated on the foreshore of the Humber, to the south of the main battery. The structure consists of a concrete bed, with a steel holdfast for a three pounder quick-firing gun. Next to this is a stone depression range-finder pillar. Adjacent to this First World War structure are the remains of an earlier 19th century practise battery. When the Fortress Studies Group survey team visited the site during the Holderness Survey the remains were in good condition and were at little, or no perceived risk.(1-1a)

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Source Number : 1
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Source details : Roger Thomas/09-APR-1994/FSG,RCHME:Holderness Survey
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Source Number : 1a
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Source details : Dorman, J E, 1990. Guardians of the Humber: the Humber Defences 1856-1956. Humberside Leisure Services
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Monument Period Name : 20th Century
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Monument End Date : 199
Monument Start Date : 190
Monument Type : Firing Range
Evidence : Structure

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TA 12 NE 39
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Activity type : THEMATIC SURVEY
Start Date : 1992-04-09
End Date : 1992-04-13

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 911589