Cleadon, Pillbox

HER Number

1786

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Cleadon, Pillbox

Place

Cleadon

Map Sheet

NZ36SE

Class

Defence

Site Type: Broad

Fortification

Site Type: Specific

Pillbox

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Second World War 1939 to 1945

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

Small pillbox built into a hedge line to the north of Peacock Cottage. This varies considerably from the standard Second World War designs, although there were known variations. The Cleadon pillbox is a circular structure built of shuttered concrete and set with a slightly conical concrete roof.

Easting

439800

Northing

561400

Grid Reference

NZ439800561400

Sources

<< HER 1786 >> A. Rudd, 1989, Existing Sites of Pillboxes in Tyne and Wear; Northern Archaeological Associates, 2015, The Cleadon Village Atlas p220