Low Fell, Durham Road, air raid shelter

HER Number

16305

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Low Fell, Durham Road, air raid shelter

Place

Low Fell

Map Sheet

NZ26SE

Class

Defence

Site Type: Broad

Civil Defence Site

Site Type: Specific

Air Raid Shelter

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

20th Century 1901 to 2000

Form of Evidence

Demolished Building

Description

Brick, L shaped bunker formerly to the south west of North Dene House (HER 7452) with a concrete roof. It had brick walls to either side and a concrete flue. It was accessed by a set of concrete steps and consisted of a single room. Externally recorded by URS 2012 ahead of demolition.

Easting

425640

Northing

561140

Grid Reference

NZ425640561140

Sources

URS, 2012, Gateshead College, Durham Road, Gateshead - historic buildings recording