Whitburn, Whitburn Bents Road, air raid shelter

HER Number

12588

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Whitburn, Whitburn Bents Road, air raid shelter

Place

Whitburn

Map Sheet

NZ46SW

Class

Defence

Site Type: Broad

Civil Defence Site

Site Type: Specific

Air Raid Shelter

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Second World War 1939 to 1945

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

Second World War air raid shelters are visible as structures and earthworks on air photographs. They are centred at NZ 4087 6138.

Easting

440790

Northing

561360

Grid Reference

NZ440790561360

Sources

Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument 1462995; RAF 106G/UK/1316 5272 27-MAR-1946; RAF 106G/UK/873 6153 01-OCT-1945