South Dock, tank trap

HER Number

12636

District

Sunderland

Site Name

South Dock, tank trap

Place

Sunderland

Map Sheet

NZ45NW

Class

Defence

Site Type: Broad

Defence Obstruction

Site Type: Specific

Tank Trap

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Second World War 1939 to 1945

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

Second World War tank traps are visible as structures on air photographs, at NZ 4140 5743. The tank traps consist of a line of anti-tank cubes.
(1-2)

Easting

441380

Northing

557460

Grid Reference

NZ441380557460

Sources

Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument 1462991; RAF 106G/UK/873 6018 01-OCT-1945; RAF S629 0089 22-OCT-1941; Archaeological Services Durham University, 2020 East Shore- Enabling Works, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, archaeological watching brief report;