Ryhope, allotments, air raid shelters

HER Number

12714

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Ryhope, allotments, air raid shelters

Place

Ryhope

Map Sheet

NZ45SW

Class

Defence

Site Type: Broad

Civil Defence Site

Site Type: Specific

Air Raid Shelter

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Second World War 1939 to 1945

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

A number of Second World War temporary air raid shelters are visible as structures on air photographs.

Easting

440250

Northing

553550

Grid Reference

NZ440250553550

Sources

Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument 1462360; RAF 106G/UK/745 6252 28-AUG-1945