30/9/2025 ANTI TANK VERTICAL RAIL: e10159 (Extant) ANTI TANK VERTICAL RAIL: e10160 (Extant) ANTI TANK VERTICAL RAIL: e10161 (Extant)
Road Block
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Site of roadblock in Alnwick, Northumberland. Latitude / Longitude: 55.40852564, -1.69695953Easting / Northing: 419286, 612774OS Grid Reference: NU 19286 12774What3Words: ///heaven.parsnips.talents
There are two AT Hairpins at the ford on Batt House road, near New Ridley, which may be in their original position. They are identical in construction (mitred and welded) to the ones re-used near Allendale.
10 re-purposed AT Hairpins spread along the road from Allendale to Catton in Northumberland. They measure 38″ high and 72″ long. The RSJs are 6″ wide. These are the mitred and welded variety which were found to be weaker than the bent rail type and so fell out of use.
Site of anti tank vertical rail roadblock. Britain from above shows a D type pillbox to the left of the dip in the wall.
Scant evidence for an anti tank vertical rail roadblock. There is evidence of another round the junction to the right in the first picture, as well as definite signs in a previous post.
Sockets for Anti Tank Vertical Rails.
Visible as slight depressions / darker patches in the road surface these are vertical rail sockets for a double roadblock located at the junction of The Wynding and front street at the south end of Bamburgh.