Mill Road air raid shelters

HER Number

19062

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Mill Road air raid shelters

Place

Gateshead

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

These two air raid shelters were found during site preparation for a new development at Gateshead Quays. They were constructed from brick, concrete and corrugated metal sheets, and may have been associated with the Machine Tool Works to the south west on Hawks Road, shown on Ordnance Survey maps of the 1940s-1950s.

Easting

425825

Northing

563717

Grid Reference

NZ425825563717