Preston, Pillbox

HER Number

1789

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Preston, Pillbox

Place

Preston

Map Sheet

NZ36NE

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

Brick pillbox of Second World War origin. A rare example of a surviving example in a built-up area.

Easting

435100

Northing

569800

Grid Reference

NZ435100569800

Sources

<< HER 1789 >> A. Rudd, 1989, Existing Sites of Pillboxes in Tyne and Wear; Archaeological Services Durham University, 2015, John Spence Community High School, Preston, North Tyneside - Archaeological Assessment