Jesmond Dene, sentry box?

Jesmond Dene, sentry box?

HER Number

5707

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Jesmond Dene, sentry box?

Place

Jesmond

Map Sheet

NZ26NE

Class

Defence

Site Type: Broad

Sentry Box

Site Type: Specific

Sentry Box

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Second World War 1939 to 1945

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

Subterranean concrete feature. Very little of it visible. Looks like it may have been a sentry box/watch house associated with the nearby pillbox (HER 1954) and Home Guard HQ (HER 1953).

Easting

425440

Northing

567280

Grid Reference

NZ425440567280

Sources

<< HER 5707 >> Pers. Comm. Jesmond Dene Rangers, 2004