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Monument Number 915792

Hob Uid: 915792
Location :
East Riding of Yorkshire
Hornsea
Grid Ref : TA2090048340
Summary : World War II anti-tank cubes on beach, Hornsea seen on 1945 air photograph. No trace by 1992.
More information : TA 2090 4834/TA 2083 4832. Anti-tank cubes.

This single line of twenty four anti-tank cubes was situated in a
position designed to split the beach into sections to isolate units
of the enemy in the event of an invasion. They were reinforced
concrete blocks of one size. The site was plotted from aerial
photographs dated 1945, and was visited by the Fortress Studies Group during the Holderness Survey in 1992, they found that no trace of the site remained. (1-1a)

The monument is also visible as upstanding structures on air photographs examined as part of the Rapid Coastal Assessment Survey of the Yorkshire and Humber Estuary. Due to coastal erosion the monument no longer survives in situ. (1a)

Single line of twenty four anti-tank cubes situated in a position designed to split the beach into sections to isolate units of the enemy in the event of an invasion. They were reinforced concrete blocks of one size. Destroyed by 1992. (2)

Sources :
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: Sortie 106G/LA212 4026-4027
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Source Number : 2
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Source details : Gazetteer Reference HO35, 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 : Tank Trap
Evidence : Documentary Evidence, Structure

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Related Records from other datasets:
External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Humberside)
External Cross Reference Number : MHU18938
External Cross Reference Notes :
External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TA 24 NW 44
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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