Tanner's Bank, Anderson shelter

HER Number

12350

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Tanner's Bank, Anderson shelter

Place

North Shields

Map Sheet

NZ36NE

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

Structure

Description

An Anderson shelter is located on the embankment to the south of the metro bridge on the right hand side of Tanner's Bank. It has obviously been dumped here but is a quite complete example.

Easting

436310

Northing

568940

Grid Reference

NZ436310568940

Sources

Personal comment, Colin Anderson