High Level Bridge, pillbox

HER Number:
5349

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
High Level Bridge, pillbox

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Defence

Site Type: Broad:
Blockhouse

Site Type: Specific:
Pillbox

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Pillbox - slot is visible high up on the bridge adjacent to Queen's Lane. The pillbox was partly demolished in the late 1990s as photographs of that time taken from the Castle Keep show a substantial concrete and brick hut above the slot. The moulding has been removed below the slot and a concrete lintel has been inserted. The slot is blocked with a scaffolding plank.

Easting:
252

Northing:
636

Grid Reference:
NZ252636

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 5349 >> A. Rudd, of Wartime Defences in Tyne and Wear - typed list; Personal comment, Colin Anderson, 2006; www.orkneybatteries.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk