Waverley Terrace, Primary School, air raid shelter
Waverley Terrace, Primary School, air raid shelter
HER Number
15806
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Waverley Terrace, Primary School, air raid shelter
Place
Pallion
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
Class
Defence
Site Type: Broad
Civil Defence Site
Site Type: Specific
Air Raid Shelter
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
20th Century 1901 to 2000
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
Air raid shelter discovered in the 1990s under the playground. The walls were made of pre-fabricated concrete and there was a flight of steps down into it with brick walls. Another shelter may have been found under David Brown's premises opposite on Victory Street.
Easting
437440
Northing
557510
Grid Reference
NZ437440557510
Sources
Personal comment, Jon Welsh, AAG Archaeology, 8 September 2013, photo from 1990s