Highfield Road, air raid shelter

Highfield Road, air raid shelter

HER Number
11325
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Highfield Road, air raid shelter
Place
Westerhope
Map Sheet
NZ16NE
Class
Defence
Site Type: Broad
Civil Defence Site
Site Type: Specific
Air Raid Shelter
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Second World War 1939 to 1945
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
Brick surface air raid shelter, single storey with reinforced concrete roof. 2.45m long, 2.1m wide and 1.8m high. Door 1.6m high and 0.67m wide. Two splayed observation slits in each of the short side walls, one in the northern elevation. Three air vents in the short side wall. A brick blast wall protects the entrance.
Easting
419930
Northing
567080
Grid Reference
NZ419930567080
Sources
Pers comm, Jennifer Morrison 2008