Whitley Bay, pillbox

HER Number

12547

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Whitley Bay, pillbox

Place

Whitley Bay

Map Sheet

NZ37NW

Class

Defence

Site Type: Broad

Fortification

Site Type: Specific

Pillbox

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Second World War 1939 to 1945

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

A Second World War pillbox is visible as a structure on air photographs. No surface features are visible on the latest 1988-1993 Ordnance Survey vertical photography.

Easting

434970

Northing

575120

Grid Reference

NZ434970575120

Sources

Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; Vertical aerial photograph RAF 58/B/40 5127 18-MAY-1948; NMR Monument No. 1465324