Monument record 4075 - Concrete block at Macclesfield Canal

This site contains two large concrete Tank traps, one on each side of the bridge, between Whitley and Shrigley. There were many types of Tank Traps but by far the most durable are the large concrete blocks like these, in fact many have survived long after the war. These were used to create a road block on the bridge over the Macclesfield canal. Roadblocks were usually a combination of moveable and stationary objects, either on or built into roads and bridges, that could be used to stop or divert any enemy vehicles. This was also part of the Western Command Stop Line Number 6, which was a line of defences that would hold up enemy forces in the event of an invasion, and allow the armed forces to move around behind the line and concentrate forces on the enemy.