Gallowgate, air raid shelters

HER Number

6436

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Gallowgate, air raid shelters

Place

Newcastle

Map Sheet

NZ26SW

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

Documentary Evidence

Description

In 1939 two narrow blocks of air-raid shelters were built against the eastern side of the bus depot and in the narrow space between the buildings and the town wall, presumably taking advantage of the balst protection offered by the medieval masonry. The shelters had 12" thick reinforced concrete walls and roof and external blast doors.

Easting

424410

Northing

564320

Grid Reference

NZ424410564320

Sources

Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 1999, Hanro, Gallowgate Development - Archaeological Assessment