Preston, Pillbox

HER Number:
1789

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Preston, Pillbox

Place:
Preston

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Defence

Site Type: Broad:
Blockhouse

Site Type: Specific:
Pillbox

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Brick pillbox of Second World War origin. A rare example of a surviving example in a built-up area.

Easting:
351

Northing:
698

Grid Reference:
NZ351698

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 1789 >> A. Rudd, 1989, Existing Sites of Pillboxes in Tyne and Wear; Archaeological Services Durham University, 2015, John Spence Community High School, Preston, North Tyneside - Archaeological Assessment