World War Two barracks

HER Number

17189

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

World War Two barracks

Place

Cleadon

Map Sheet

NZ36SE

Class

Domestic

Site Type: Broad

Military Residence

Site Type: Specific

Barracks

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Second World War 1939 to 1945

Form of Evidence

Demolished Building

Description

Footing of barrack block occupied by British and Canadian officers during WWII and associated with the searchlight battery. Footings survive well and can be clearly seen, building measures 20m x 30m and aligned along road.

Easting

438650

Northing

562360

Grid Reference

NZ438650562360

Sources

Northern Archaeological Associates, 2015, The Cleadon Village Atlas;