Information for record number MWA12716:
Anti tank road block at Devitts Green

Summary The remains of a Second World War anti tank block (cylinder type?). They are situated in the wall surrounding the north side of Devitts Green Farm with Woodside Road.
What Is It?  
Type: Cylinder?, Anti Tank Block
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Arley
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 27 90
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 A series of anti tank bollards seen in the northern boundary wall of Devitts Green Farm.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps
Author/originator: Google
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Glossary

 
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Description  
monument BOLLARD * A wooden, stone or iron post for securing things to or for preventing vehicular access to pedestrianized areas. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument ANTI TANK BLOCK * A reinforced concrete block designed to obstruct the progress of a tank or armoured vehicle. Use more specific type where known. back
monument BOUNDARY WALL * Any wall enclosing a building or complex of buildings, eg. prisons, dockyards, factories, etc. back
monument FARM * A tract of land, often including a farmhouse and ancillary buildings, used for the purpose of cultivation and the rearing of livestock, etc. Use more specific type where known. back
monument WALL * An enclosing structure composed of bricks, stones or similar materials, laid in courses. Use specific type where known. back
monument TANK * Armoured military vehicle with its own firepower, which operates on tracks for troop mobility over rough terrain. Some may be adapted, or purpose-built, to be amphibious, and may then be double-indexed as AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLE. back

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