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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 87 NE 1083
Type of record:Building
Name:Anti tank blocks, Isle of Grain

Summary

Anti tank blocks. Rectangular concrete blocks formed using wooden shuttering. C. 1940


Grid Reference:TQ 88233 77588
Map Sheet:TQ87NE
Parish:ISLE OF GRAIN, MEDWAY, KENT

Monument Types

  • ANTI TANK BLOCK (Modern - 1940 AD to 1945 AD)
  • BEACH DEFENCE (Modern - 1940 AD? to 1945 AD?)
Protected Status:Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Second World War anti tank blocks. Rectangular concrete blocks formed using wooden shuttering. Filling gap beside old counter wall.

Full description

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Rectangular concrete blocks formed using wooden shuttering. Filling gap beside old counter wall.
Owner : Public
Publicly accessible : No
How accessed for survey :
Tourism Potential : None
Condition : good
Date of visit : 07/01/14

Mentioned in Isle of Grain Historic Area Assessment conducted by English Heritage in 2014 (3).


MMRG, 07/01/07, Anti tank blocks (Photograph). SKE14662.

MMRG, 07/01/07, Anti tank blocks (Photograph). Ske14662.

<3> English Heritage, 2014, Isle of Grain, Hoo Peninsula, Kent: Historic area assessment (Monograph). SKE29397.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
---Photograph: MMRG. 07/01/07. Anti tank blocks.
<3>Monograph: English Heritage. 2014. Isle of Grain, Hoo Peninsula, Kent: Historic area assessment.