47 Durham Road, air raid shelter

HER Number

12698

District

Sunderland

Site Name

47 Durham Road, air raid shelter

Place

East Herrington

Map Sheet

NZ35SE

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

Demolished Building

Description

A small brick air raid shelter with reinforced concrete roof attached to a garage to the rear of No. 47 Durham Road. Measures 2.45m by 2.95m in plan and is 2m high. There is one door but no ventilation slits. An internal door leads into the garage. Demolished in 2009.

Easting

436260

Northing

553630

Grid Reference

NZ436260553630

Sources

Pers comm, Jennifer Morrison 2009