Roker, Whitburn Road, road block

HER Number

12615

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Roker, Whitburn Road, road block

Place

Roker

Map Sheet

NZ45NW

Class

Defence

Site Type: Broad

Defence Obstruction

Site Type: Specific

Road Block

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Second World War 1939 to 1945

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

Second World War road blocks are visible as structures on air photographs. Two large road blocks are visible at NZ 4063 5949 and NZ 4068 5917. Smaller road blocks are located at NZ 4067 5922, NZ 4066 5926, NZ 4065 5929, NZ 4064 5938 and NZ 4064 5939.
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Easting

440630

Northing

559490

Grid Reference

NZ440630559490

Sources

Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument 1463041; RAF 106G/UK/873 6172 01-OCT-1945