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) |