Gibside Estate, air raid shelter

HER Number:
16500

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Gibside Estate, air raid shelter

Place:
Gibside

Map Sheet:
NZ15NE

Class:
Defence

Site Type: Broad:
Civil Defence Building

Site Type: Specific:
Air Raid Shelter

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Physical Evidence

Description:
The collapsed remains of a corrugated iron Anderson Shelter dug into the bank below the estate road, presumably serving the Lodge and dating from c.1939-1945.

Easting:
1702

Northing:
5828

Grid Reference:
NZ17025828

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2011, New car parking Warren Haugh and West Wood, Gibside - Archaeological Assessment