Monument Number 1542166 |
Hob Uid: 1542166 | |
Location : East Sussex Hastings Non Civil Parish
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Grid Ref : TQ7989708838 |
Summary : A group of Second World War road blocks are visible as structures on aerial photographs taken in 1941, though they have been removed on aerial photographs taken in 1946. The site comprises two walls across the road and seven sets of anti tank obstacles consisting of anti tank pimples arranged along the curbs at street corners. The two walls block the access roads between Undercliff and Marina Grand parade (A259). This site has been mapped from aerial photographs as part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey NMP (Component 2). |
More information : A group of Second World War road blocks are visible as structures on aerial photographs taken in 1941, though they have been removed on aerial photographs taken in 1946. The site is centred on TQ 7989 0883 and comprises two walls across the road and seven sets anti tank obstacles consisting of anti tank pimples arranged along the curbs at street corners, ready to be deployed if needed. The two walls block the access roads between Undercliff and Marina Grand parade (A259). This site has been mapped from aerial photographs as part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey NMP (Component 2)(1-2). |