Tynemouth, Priory Haven, Anti Tank Block

HER Number:
4654

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Tynemouth, Priory Haven, Anti Tank Block

Place:
Tynemouth

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Defence

Site Type: Broad:
Defence Obstruction

Site Type: Specific:
Tank Trap

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
This is the site of a single line of concrete anti tank blocks constructed in 1940-41 across the bay, but since destroyed.

Easting:
3734

Northing:
6929

Grid Reference:
NZ37346929

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 4654 >> Defence of Britain Project, 2002, Defence of Britain Database, S0007105 Council For British Archaeology, 1995, Twentieth Century Defences in Britain - An Introductory Guide Handbook of The Defence of Britain Project, p 84