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Anti-tank obstacles were set in the road in 1940 beside the auxiliary fire station on Fore Street. The concrete settings are visible in a period photograph [Clamp]. These concrete bases were exposed during water pipe-laying operations in 1994.
(Source: Photograph )
Type of site | ANTI TANK OBSTACLE |
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Location | Central Hall, Fore Street, Kingswear. |
Area |
Kingswear, Devon, England |
Grid reference |
SX 883 511
(Scale: 1:10000
)
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Period | WW2 |
Condition | Bad |
Materials | Concrete |
Recorder | Horner, W.S. (Devon County Council (Sites and Monuments Record)) |
Defence grouping |
Devon coast defences - Defences of the Devon coastal crust. |
Adjacent sites | Auxiliary Fire Station (SMR - SX85SE/327). |
DOB site reference: | S0006575 |
Associated Identifier | Devon SMR (ref: SX85SE/328) |
Reference |
1994 Dartmouth and Kingswear During the Second World War |
Event |
Construction, During 1940 |