Hendon, Gas Works, air raid shelter

HER Number

13617

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Hendon, Gas Works, air raid shelter

Place

Hendon

Map Sheet

NZ45NW

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

Extant Building

Description

The air raid shelter lies south-east of Jack Crawford House at Hendon Gas Works. It is above ground and is L-shaped. It is made of pre-fabricated concrete panels and has a brick skin on the inner east wall.

Easting

440810

Northing

555630

Grid Reference

NZ440810555630

Sources

Dagmar Richardson, TWM Archaeology, 2011, The Former Hendon Gas Works Site, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear - Archaeological Desk Based Assessment