East End Park, air raid shelter

East End Park, air raid shelter

HER Number
11339
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
East End Park, air raid shelter
Place
Howdon
Map Sheet
NZ36NW
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
A local resident reports that during WW2 there was a huge concrete communal air raid shelter at the south end of the park. It was partially buried with air vents visible on the surface. All trace of the shelter has gone at ground level but it may survive beneath the ground.
Easting
432500
Northing
566600
Grid Reference
NZ432500566600
Sources
Pers comm. Mr J. Johnson, July 2008