Byker, St. Lawrence Road, air raid shelter

HER Number:
7075

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Byker, St. Lawrence Road, air raid shelter

Place:
Byker

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Defence

Site Type: Broad:
Civil Defence Site

Site Type: Specific:
Air Raid Shelter

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
A covered trench shelter was recorded during an archaeological evaluation at St. Lawrence Ropery (HER 5142). The shelter was 13.6m in length, 1.60m in width and 2m in height. It was built of pre-fabricated concrete panels, which self-linked together at the base, sides and roof, to form a rectangular concrete structure. It was accessed by an entrance at its northern-western end, which linked to the interior of the ropery building or to the footpath.

Easting:
2672

Northing:
6394

Grid Reference:
NZ26726394

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Tyne and Wear Museums, 2004, St Lawrence Ropery, Byker - Archaeological Evaluation and recording of an air raid shelter