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Monument Number 916108

Hob Uid: 916108
Location :
East Riding of Yorkshire
Easington
Grid Ref : TA3992410778
Summary : World War I troop shelter, built in around 1916, for the protection of troops at Green Battery and other military buildings . Part of the Spurn Point defences.
More information : (TA 3992 1080) Troop shelter.

This low single storey troop shelter was built for the protection of
the troops at the First World War Green battery. Built in around
1916, the shelter is of simple concrete construction, and, when it
was visited in 1992 by the Fortress Studies Group, was in poor
condition. The FSG also considered the site to be at risk from
coastal erosion and blown sand. (1-1a)

The monument and other military buildings of unknown function are visible as upstanding structures on air photographs examined as part of the Rapid Coastal Assessment Survey of the Yorkshire and Humber Estuary. (2)

Built around 1916 this low single storey concrete troop shelter was built for the protection of the troops at the Green Battery. In poor condition in 1992. (3)

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Source Number : 1
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Source details : Roger Thomas/12-APR-1992/FSG,RCHME:Holderness Survey
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Source details : RAF 540/650 5090 04-JAN-1952
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Source details : Gazetteer Reference EA297, Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment
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Monument Types:
Monument Period Name : First World War
Display Date : Built 1916
Monument End Date : 1916
Monument Start Date : 1916
Monument Type : Shelter, Military Building
Evidence : Structure

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TA 31 SE 16
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : THEMATIC SURVEY
Start Date : 1992-04-09
End Date : 1992-04-13
Associated Activities :
Activity type : AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION
Start Date : 2006-05-12
End Date : 2007-05-31