Crompton Road, air raid shelter

Crompton Road, air raid shelter

HER Number

16633

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Crompton Road, air raid shelter

Place

Heaton

Map Sheet

NZ26NE

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

Extant Building

Description

Brick air raid shelter with reinforced concrete roof. Approximately 3m x 6m in plan.

Easting

426760

Northing

566030

Grid Reference

NZ426760566030

Sources

Pers comm, M. Hawking, 2014