Whitley Bay, pillbox

Tyne and Wear HER(12547): Whitley Bay, pillbox - Details

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HER Number:
12547

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Whitley Bay, pillbox

Place:
Whitley Bay

Map Sheet:
NZ37NW

Class:
Defence

Site Type: Broad:
Blockhouse

Site Type: Specific:
Pillbox

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
A Second World War pillbox is visible as a structure on air photographs. No surface features are visible on the latest 1988-1993 Ordnance Survey vertical photography.

Easting:
3497

Northing:
7512

Grid Reference:
NZ34977512

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; Vertical aerial photograph RAF 58/B/40 5127 18-MAY-1948; NMR Monument No. 1465324

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