Winlaton Mill, Hag Hill, bomb crater

HER Number:
7676

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Winlaton Mill, Hag Hill, bomb crater

Place:
Winlaton Mill

Map Sheet:
NZ16SE

Class:

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Bomb Crater

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Earthwork

Description:
The bomb was dropped at 3.30am DST (Double Summer Time) on Friday 1st May 1942 during an air raid which affected many parts of the north east. There were some 40 fatalities in the region that night, and widespread damage. The crater survives in a field between the A694 and the Derwent Walk. It lies immediately south-west of an electricity pylon. Best seen at end of year when reeds grow in it.

Easting:
190

Northing:
613

Grid Reference:
NZ190613

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Information provided by Mr. B Pears