Anti-Tank Obstacles


Anti-tank ditch near Farnham in Surrey, 24 July 1940 THE BRITISH ARMY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM 1939-45. © IWM (H 2473) IWM Non Commercial Licence

Anti-tank ditch near Farnham in Surrey, 24 July 1940
THE BRITISH ARMY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM 1939-45. © IWM (H 2473) IWM Non Commercial Licence

The vast Ant-tank wall at Cuckmere Haven in East Sussex. Pic by Tim Denton 2011.

The vast Ant-tank wall at Cuckmere Haven in East Sussex. Pic by Tim Denton 2011.

Engineers of the 1st Rifle Brigade (1st Polish Corps) constructing beach defences at Tentsmuir in Scotland. The concrete blocks were used as anti-tank obstacles. THE POLISH ARMY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, 1940-47. © IWM (H 5493) IWM Non Commercial Licence

Engineers of the 1st Rifle Brigade (1st Polish Corps) constructing beach defences at Tentsmuir in Scotland. The concrete blocks were used as anti-tank obstacles. THE POLISH ARMY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, 1940-47. © IWM (H 5493) IWM Non Commercial Licence

 

 

Anti-tank Coffins at Cripps Cross, East Sussex. Pic by Tim Denton 2009

Anti-Tank Coffins at Cripps Cross, East Sussex. Picture by Tim Denton 2009

Dragons Teeth beside the River Wey, Waverley Abbey, Surrey. Picture by Tim Denton

Dragons Teeth beside the River Wey, Waverley Abbey, Surrey.
Picture by Tim Denton 2003

Pyramid Top Anti-Tank Cubes, River Mole, Surrey. Pic by Tim Denton 2006

Pyramid Top Anti-Tank Cubes, River Mole, Surrey. Pic by Tim Denton 2006

Holy Island Causeway North Anti Tank Blocks

Holy Island Causeway North Anti Tank Blocks

Love Lane Anti Tank Wall, Whitby.

Love Lane Anti Tank Wall, Whitby.

Love Lane Anti Tank Wall, Whitby.

Love Lane Anti Tank Wall, Whitby.

Anti-Tank Vertical Rails, East Sussex. Picture by Tim Denton 2009
Anti-Tank Vertical Rails, East Sussex. Picture by Tim Denton 2009

 

Dragons Teeth on the North Kent coast at the Isle of Grain Ngr TQ792716. Picture by Tim Denton.
Dragons Teeth on the North Kent coast at the Isle of Grain . Ngr TQ792716. Picture by Tim Denton.
Surviving Anti-Tank ditch at Cuckmere Haven. Picture by Tim Denton 2008

Surviving Anti-Tank ditch at Cuckmere Haven. Picture by Tim Denton 2008

Anti Tank Ditch

A large section of Anti-Tank Ditch surviving in Surrey. Picture by Tim Denton 2013

Three foot concrete pipe cylinder Ant-tank obstacles. Pic by Tim Denton.

Three foot concrete pipe cylinder Ant-tank obstacles. Pic by Tim Denton.