Whitburn, Whitburn Bents Road, air raid shelter

HER Number:
12588

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
Whitburn, Whitburn Bents Road, air raid shelter

Place:
Whitburn

Map Sheet:
NZ46SW

Class:
Defence

Site Type: Broad:
Civil Defence Site

Site Type: Specific:
Air Raid Shelter

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Second World War air raid shelters are visible as structures and earthworks on air photographs. They are centred at NZ 4087 6138.

Easting:
4079

Northing:
6136

Grid Reference:
NZ40796136

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument 1462995; RAF 106G/UK/1316 5272 27-MAR-1946; RAF 106G/UK/873 6153 01-OCT-1945