Longbenton, bomb craters

HER Number

11672

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Longbenton, bomb craters

Place

Longbenton

Map Sheet

NZ26NE

Class

Unassigned

Site Type: Broad

Bomb Crater

Site Type: Specific

Bomb Crater

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Second World War 1939 to 1945

Form of Evidence

Destroyed Monument

Description

Three bomb craters probably resulting from WW2, seen on air photographs of post-war date. Destroyed by recent building activity.

Easting

429280

Northing

569830

Grid Reference

NZ429280569830

Sources

English Heritage Hadrian's Wall WHS Mapping Project, 2008, 1429938; Aerial Photograph RAF 106G/UK/1193 4178 27-FEB-1946