South Shields, WW2 Roadblock

HER Number:
4651

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
South Shields, WW2 Roadblock

Place:
South Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Defence

Site Type: Broad:
Defence Obstruction

Site Type: Specific:
Road Block

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
This is the site of WW2 concrete roadblocks constructed in 1940-1, but since destroyed.

Easting:
3716

Northing:
6726

Grid Reference:
NZ37166726

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 4651 >> Defence of Britain Project, 2002, Defence of Britain Database, S0006742 The Archaeological Practice, 2002, Shipbuilding on Tyne and Wear - Prehistory to Present. Tyne & Wear Historic Environment Record. 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map, 1896