More information : The Second World War road block is centred at TV 6206 9941 and measures approximately 11m wide by 2m deep. It appears to consist of a single solid structure, may have been constructed out of concrete blocks. Similar road blocks existed along the length of the Eastbourne seafront, and would have been intended to hinder enemy progress in the event of invasion.
By the time of vertical aerial photographs of 1941, the road block had been removed. This is in contrast to all the other numerous Second World War road blocks along the seafront at Eastbourne, which were still extant at this time (i.e. Monument Numbers 1541090, 1541089, 1541088) (1-2). |