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Monument Number 929450
Hob Uid: 929450
Location : East Riding of Yorkshire Easington
Grid Ref : TA4214013820
Summary : World War II railway block, Easington seen on 1950 air photograph. No trace by 1992.
More information : (TA 4214 1382) Railway block, Easington This set of two concrete blocks would form the basis for blockage of the Spurn Point narrow gauge railway in the event of an enemy attack.The site was plotted from aerial photographs dated 1950 by the Fortress Studies Group. The FSG also visited the site in 1992 during the Holderness Survey, but found the site to be totally destroyed. (1-1a) This set of two concrete blocks would form the basis for blockage of the Spurn Point narrow gauge railway in the event of an enemy attack. Destroyed by 1992. (2)

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Source details : Roger Thomas/13-APR-1992/FSG,RCHME:Holderness Survey
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Source Number : 1a
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Source details : Aerial Photograph: 58/782 20-SEPT-1950 frames 5174-5175
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Source Number : 2
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Source details : Gazetteer Reference EA238, Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment
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Monument Period Name : Second World War
Display Date : World War II
Monument End Date : 1945
Monument Start Date : 1939
Monument Type : Tank Trap
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TA 41 SW 36
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Relationship type : General association

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Activity type : THEMATIC SURVEY
Start Date : 1992-04-09
End Date : 1992-04-13

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 929450