Monkseaton, Northumberland Village Homes, air raid shelters

HER Number

12701

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Monkseaton, Northumberland Village Homes, air raid shelters

Place

Monkseaton

Map Sheet

NZ37SW

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

Earthwork

Description

Second World war air raid shelters are visible as earthworks on air photographs, at NZ 3495 7217. No surface features are visible on the latest 1988 Ordnance Survey vertical photography.

Easting

434940

Northing

572160

Grid Reference

NZ434940572160

Sources

Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument 1464890; RAF 3G/TUD/UK/147 5117 15-APR-1946