Jesmond Dene, sentry box?

Jesmond Dene, sentry box?

HER Number
5707
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Jesmond Dene, sentry box?
Place
Jesmond
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
Class
Defence
Site Type: Broad
Sentry Box
Site Type: Specific
Sentry Box
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Second World War 1939 to 1945
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
Subterranean concrete feature. Very little of it visible. Looks like it may have been a sentry box/watch house associated with the nearby pillbox (HER 1954) and Home Guard HQ (HER 1953).
Easting
425440
Northing
567280
Grid Reference
NZ425440567280
Sources
<< HER 5707 >> Pers. Comm. Jesmond Dene Rangers, 2004