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At least 69 anti-tank blocks forming a perimeter defence line.
[shown on plan drawn by J. Gerken].
(Source: Map 1975/03/28)
Type of site | ANTI TANK BLOCK |
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Location | On land to S of St. Mary's Parish Church and the Deanery, Battle. |
Area |
Battle, Sussex, East, England |
Grid reference |
TQ 751 158
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Unknown |
Materials | Concrete |
Recorder | Henry Wills Collection (National Monuments Record) |
Defence grouping |
Battle nodal point - Defences of Battle Category 'A' nodal point. Cassini ref. R1834. [Source: List of Nodal Points in Eastern Command, 1940 - PRO WO 199/544]. Also designated a 'fortress' [Source: 45 Div. Defence Scheme, 1940 - PRO WO 166/536]. South East Command: Division Stop Line - Stop line created by 38th (Welsh) Division, running W-E across parts of Hampshire, West and East Sussex, and Kent from Petersfield to the coast E of Hastings [See '38th (Welsh) Division Defence Scheme' - PRO WO 166/482]. |
Attached Sheets | (1) - plot and site plans (DIGITISED). |
Photographs |
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DOB site reference: | S0010750 |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Survey, On 1975/03/28 |