South Shields, Windermere Crescent, No. 1, air raid shelter

HER Number:
12963

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
South Shields, Windermere Crescent, No. 1, air raid shelter

Place:
South Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36SE

Class:
Defence

Site Type: Broad:
Civil Defence Site

Site Type: Specific:
Air Raid Shelter

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Demolished Building

Description:
Well-built brick air raid shelter with concrete vaulted roof, now covered with felt. 2.15m wide x 2.67m long. 1.60m high. On concrete base. Door in east gable end 0.62m wide and 1.40m high. Blocked window-sized opening in west gable end. No air vents. Blast wall 1.65m high and 1.90m long in front of the door (0.75m gap between shelter and wall). Demolished March 2010 to make way for a domestic extension.

Easting:
37207

Northing:
64860

Grid Reference:
NZ3720764860

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
J. Morrison, 2010, pers comm