Barrack Street, barrage balloon site

HER Number

12627

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Barrack Street, barrage balloon site

Place

Sunderland

Map Sheet

NZ45NW

Class

Defence

Site Type: Broad

Anti Aircraft Defence Site

Site Type: Specific

Barrage Balloon Site

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Second World War 1939 to 1945

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

A Second World War barrage balloon site and associated military buildings are visible as structures on air photographs. The barrage balloon is at NZ 4072 5763. The military buildings are at NZ 4071 5765 and 4073 5766.
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Easting

440720

Northing

557630

Grid Reference

NZ440720557630

Sources

Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument 1462983; RAF 106G/UK/873 6180 01-OCT-1945