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Nine 4ft x 4ft anti tank cubes and two cylinders.
(Source: Field Visit 1940/07/14)
At least eight anti-tank cubes, set corner to corner, now sunk low in the ground and partly overgrown. In two rows - three on the land side, five on the sea side. Other cubes are probably buried.
(Source: Field Visit 2002/10/23)
Anti-tank cubes and angled earthwork plotted from air photograph.
(Source: Air Photograph 1953/02/01)
At least ten anti-tank blocks set corner to corner. Plotted from air photograph. In front of the blocks [seaward side] is what looks like an hexagonal shaped earthwork.
(Source: Air Photograph 1943/01/27)
| Type of site | CUBE |
|---|---|
| Location | At NE end of carpark, Sea View Farm, Saltfleetby St. Clement. |
| Area |
Saltfleetby St. Clement, Lincolnshire, England |
| Grid reference |
TF 46476 92443
|
| Period | WW2 |
| Condition | Good |
| Materials | Concrete |
| Threats |
Type: Plant growth (Long Term) Detail: The cubes are gradually becoming overgrown. |
| Recorder | Osborne, Mike (Defence of Britain Project) |
| Defence grouping |
Lincolnshire coast defences - Defences of the Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire coasts and the immediate hinterland. |
| Photographs |
(3) - general views (photocopies) |
| DOB site reference: | S0005132 |
| Reference |
1947/04/16 CPE/UK/2012 (fr.4245) 1943/01/27 AC/186 (fr.5002) 1953/02/01 WAD/2 (fr.99) |
| Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 |
