Dunston Pillbox
Dunston Pillbox
HER Number
1832
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Dunston Pillbox
Place
Dunston
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
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
This site was added to the Gateshead local list in 2023. The local list description reads:
'Large rectangular pillbox with two wide embrasures for machine guns on the west side and a low door on the north. Intended to cover the flat area by the River Tyne in case of German parachute or glider landings.'
NB original grid ref NZ222624, and descriptions read 'still extant at edge of railway line - last of several which used to start at arch of railway' and 'Historic Ordnance Survey Map evidence show a pillbox of Second World War origin at this location'.
'Large rectangular pillbox with two wide embrasures for machine guns on the west side and a low door on the north. Intended to cover the flat area by the River Tyne in case of German parachute or glider landings.'
NB original grid ref NZ222624, and descriptions read 'still extant at edge of railway line - last of several which used to start at arch of railway' and 'Historic Ordnance Survey Map evidence show a pillbox of Second World War origin at this location'.
Easting
422215
Northing
562524
Grid Reference
NZ422215562524
Sources
<< HER 1832 >> A Rudd, Defence of Britain Project, 1996, List of Known Fortifications in Tyne and Wear