Nawton Avenue, air raid shelter
Nawton Avenue, air raid shelter
HER Number
12612
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Nawton Avenue, air raid shelter
Place
Fulwell
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
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 on air photographs, at NZ 3916 5883.
(1) Two are in Margaret Thompson Park close to the Anti Aircraft Battery (HER 5510). There is also a long row of shelters behind the houses on Nawton Avenue.
(1) Two are in Margaret Thompson Park close to the Anti Aircraft Battery (HER 5510). There is also a long row of shelters behind the houses on Nawton Avenue.
Easting
439180
Northing
558840
Grid Reference
NZ439180558840
Sources
Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument 1463067; RAF 106G/UK/745 6200 28-AUG-1945