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Monument Number 916161
Hob Uid: 916161
Location : East Riding of Yorkshire Easington
Grid Ref : TA3973810823
Summary : World War I blockhouse constructed circa 1915, and other military buildings, Spurn Point. It remained part of the battery defences through World Wars I and II.
More information : (TA 3976 1085) Blockhouse. This large World War I blockhouse provided flanking fire along the sea wall, and so was an integral part of the Spurn Defences. The building had large embrasures, and was equipped with a cradle for a machine gun. The site was built in around 1915, but continued in use until the end of the Second World War. (1-1a) This 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) This large World War 1 blockhouse provided flanking fire along the sea wall, and so was an integral part of the Spurn Defences. The building had large embrasures, and was equipped with a cradle for a machine gun. The site was built in around 1915, but continued in use until the end of World War 2. (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 Number : 1a
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Source details : Dorman, J E, 1990. Guardians of the Humber: The Humber Defences 1856-1956, Humberside Liesure Services
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Source Number : 2
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Source details : RAF 540/650 5090 04-JAN-1952
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Source Number : 3
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Source details : Gazetteer Reference EA295, Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : 20th Century
Display Date : World War I and II
Monument End Date : 1945
Monument Start Date : 1915
Monument Type : Blockhouse, Military Building
Evidence : Building, Structure

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TA 31 SE 23
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Relationship type : General association

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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

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 916161