Whitley Bay, Pillbox

HER Number

1831

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Whitley Bay, Pillbox

Place

Whitley Bay

Map Sheet

NZ37SW

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

Historic Ordnance Survey Map evidence show a pillbox of Second World War origin at this location.

Easting

434400

Northing

573500

Grid Reference

NZ434400573500

Sources

<< HER 1831 >> A.Rudd, Defence of Britain Project, 1996, List of Known Fortifications in Tyne and Wear