Preston, Pillbox
Preston, Pillbox
HER Number
4650
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
This brick and concrete WW2 pillbox, constructed in 1940-1, is built into the corner of a garden wall in a raised position, and was in a fair condition when visited in 1997.
Easting
435020
Northing
569720
Grid Reference
NZ435020569720
Sources
<< HER 4650 >> Defence of Britain Project, 2002, Defence of Britain Database, S0002906