Stoney Gate, Pillbox

HER Number:
1781

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Stoney Gate, Pillbox

Place:
Stoney Gate

Map Sheet:
NZ35SE

Class:
Defence

Site Type: Broad:
Blockhouse

Site Type: Specific:
Pillbox

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Historic Ordnance Survey Map evidence shows a lozenge type pillbox of Second World War origin, on the north end of stop line, at this location. LISTED GRADE 2

Easting:
3517

Northing:
5207

Grid Reference:
NZ35175207

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 1781 >> A. Rudd, 1989, Existing Sites of Pillboxes in Tyne and Wear; I Brown et al 20th Century Defences in Britain 1996; CS Dobinson 1996 Twentieth Century Fortifications in England Anti-Invasion Defences of WWII. CBA; Department of Culture Media and Sport, 2008, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 504124