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Monument Number 913425

Hob Uid: 913425
Location :
East Riding of Yorkshire
Hornsea
Grid Ref : TA1970648273
Summary : World War II road block, Hornsea. Plotted from aerial photographs, but now totally destroyed.
More information : TA 1971 4828. Road block.

This road block was one of a system intended to prevent tank
movements out of any possible enemy beach head established in
Hornsea. It was comprised of four anti-tank cubes blocking the main road north out of Hornsea; these blocks were built of reinforced concrete. The site was plotted from aerial photographs by the Fortress Studies Group, and when visited during the Holderness Survey was found to be totally destroyed. (1-1a)

The four cubes are visible on air photographs (2).

This road block was one of a system intended to prevent tank movements out of any possible enemy beachead established in Hornsea. It was comprised of four anti-tank cubes blocking the main road north out of Hornsea; these blocks were built of reinforced concrete. Destroyed by 1992. (3)
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Source Number : 1
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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: 106G/LA216 Frames 3026-3027
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Source Number : 2
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Source details : RAF 106G/LA/216 3027 13-APR-1945
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Source Number : 3
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Source details : Gazetteer Reference HO36, Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment
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Monument Types:
Monument Period Name : Second World War
Display Date : World War II
Monument End Date : 1945
Monument Start Date : 1939
Monument Type : Roadblock
Evidence : Destroyed Monument, Structure
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Related Records from other datasets:
External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Humberside)
External Cross Reference Number : MHU18986
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TA 14 NE 21
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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