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Specially erected version of a coastal anti-tank wall, used in preparations¿for D-Day to test 'Onion' tank. Of reinforced concrete, with length 100m, height 3m, width 3.5m, running 265¿-95¿. Large area of test beach obstacles to W. Damaged during WW2 tests. [Digital archive - Surrey Industrial Society].
(Source: Field Visit 1994/11/04)
Two parallel lines of mock fortifications about 150 yards apart. Lower Line: 2 sections of concrete wall about 12ft high and 12ft wide at base. each section with major breach and signs of HE cratering. Upper Line: mixture of walls and dragon's teeth, etc.
(Source: Field Visit 1996/01)


      

        Type of site
        ANTI TANK WALL (ASSAULT TRAINING)
      

      

        Location
        At Lion's Mouth on Hankley Common, near Elstead.

      

      

        Area
        
 
 Thursley, Surrey, England

        		
       

      

        Grid reference
        
            SU 8845 4145
             (Scale: 1:25000
              , 1980)
            

        		
      

      

        Period
        WW2

      

      

        Condition
        Fair

      

      

        Materials
        
            Concrete, 
            Reinforced Concrete
        
      

      

        Recorder
        Simmons, S.A.
      

      

        Attached Sheets
        (9) - site location map, plan, copy of newspaper article, and sheets with attached photographs.

      

      

        Photographs
        
View of ANTI TANK WALL (ASSAULT TRAINING) - S0010026
         

     (11) - site views (1 DIGITISED).  		
      

      

        DOB site reference:
        S0010026

      

      

        Associated Identifier
        
            Surrey SMR (ref: SU/SIHG/CRS90)
        
      


      

        Event
        
            Construction, In the period 1943 1944

            Field Visit, On 1994/11/04 

            Field Visit, In the period 1996/01 1996/02

        		
      

    



  




    

				













    

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