Priory Haven, Anti Tank Block
Priory Haven, Anti Tank Block
HER Number
4654
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Priory Haven, Anti Tank Block
Place
Tynemouth
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
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
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
437340
Northing
569290
Grid Reference
NZ437340569290
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
Council For British Archaeology, 1995, Twentieth Century Defences in Britain - An Introductory Guide Handbook of The Defence of Britain Project, p 84