Howdon, East End Park, air raid shelter

HER Number:
11339

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Howdon, East End Park, air raid shelter

Place:
Howdon

Map Sheet:
NZ36NW

Class:
Defence

Site Type: Broad:
Civil Defence Building

Site Type: Specific:
Air Raid Shelter

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
A local resident reports that during WW2 there was a huge concrete communal air raid shelter at the south end of the park. It was partially buried with air vents visible on the surface. All trace of the shelter has gone at ground level but it may survive beneath the ground.

Easting:
325

Northing:
666

Grid Reference:
NZ325666

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Pers comm. Mr J. Johnson, July 2008