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Monument Number 1476748
Hob Uid: 1476748
Location : Sefton Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : SD3000802064
Summary : Two probable Second World War anti tank ditches are visible as earthworks on air photographs. These features appear to form part of a large coastal defence system (UID 1476752), including a coastal battery (UID 1425941), an anti aircraft battery (UID 1476726) and a searchlight battery (UID 1476739). Both are partially extant on the latest 1993 Ordnance Survey vertical photography.
More information : Two probable Second World War anti tank ditches are visible as earthworks on air photographs, centred at SD 2999 0204. These features appear to form part of a large coastal defence system (UID 1476752), including a coastal battery (UID 1425941), an anti aircraft battery (UID 1476726) and a searchlight battery (UID 1476739). Both are partially extant on the latest 1993 Ordnance Survey vertical photography. (1)

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Source Number : 1
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Source details : RAF 58/C/4 5051 15-APR-1949
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Monument Period Name : Second World War
Display Date : Second World War
Monument End Date : 1945
Monument Start Date : 1939
Monument Type : Tank Trap
Evidence : Earthwork, Levelled Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SD 20 SE 314
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Relationship type : General association

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Activity type : AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION
Start Date : 2007-11-26
End Date : 2009-05-22

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 1476748