Ryhope, bomb crater

HER Number

12666

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Ryhope, bomb crater

Place

Ryhope

Map Sheet

NZ45SW

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

Earthwork

Description

A Second World War bomb crater is visible as an earthwork on air photographs. It is centred at NZ 4146 5416 and measures 11m across.

Easting

441460

Northing

554160

Grid Reference

NZ441460554160

Sources

Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument 1462365; RAF 106G/UK/873 6004 01-OCT-1945