Ryhope, Ryhope Road, air raid shelter

HER Number

12716

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Ryhope, Ryhope Road, air raid shelter

Place

Ryhope

Map Sheet

NZ45SW

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

A Second World War air raid shelter is visible as an earthwork and structure on air photographs.

Easting

441110

Northing

553710

Grid Reference

NZ441110553710

Sources

Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument 1462372; RAF 106G/UK/1581 5028 18-JUN-1946