Pallion, Waverley Terrace, Primary School, air raid shelter

HER Number:
15806

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Pallion, Waverley Terrace, Primary School, air raid shelter

Place:
Pallion

Map Sheet:
NZ35NE

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:
Air raid shelter discovered in the 1990s under the playground. The walls were made of pre-fabricated concrete and there was a flight of steps down into it with brick walls. Another shelter may have been found under David Brown's premises opposite on Victory Street.

Easting:
3744

Northing:
5751

Grid Reference:
NZ37445751

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Personal comment, Jon Welsh, AAG Archaeology, 8 September 2013, photo from 1990s