East Street, pillbox

HER Number

1793

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

East Street, pillbox

Place

Whitburn

Map Sheet

NZ46SW

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

Pillbox of Second World War origin, built behind a garden wall. LOCAL LIST

Easting

440830

Northing

561780

Grid Reference

NZ440830561780

Sources

<< HER 1793 >> A. Rudd, 1989, Existing Sites of Pillboxes in Tyne and Wear; SOUTH TYNESIDE LOCAL LIST REVIEW 2011: REFERENCE NUMBER: LSHA/192/W