Dunston Hill House, Anderson shelter

HER Number

19048

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Dunston Hill House, Anderson shelter

Place

Whickham

Class

Defence

Site Type: Broad

Civil Defence Site

Site Type: Specific

Anderson Shelter

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Second World War 1939 to 1945

Form of Evidence

Demolished Building

Description

This Anderson shelter was located at the northern corner of the gardener's cottage garden and constructed of corrugated steel sheet with an earthen covering and an entrance facing the garden wall. The shelter was non-standard and only 1.3m long. The remains were recorded prior to clearance in 2021.

Easting

421868

Northing

561263

Grid Reference

NZ421868561263

Sources

ASDU 2021, Dunston Hill Hospital, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear: archaeological building recording. ASDU report 5509.