Sunderland Town Moor, barrage balloon site
Sunderland Town Moor, barrage balloon site
HER Number
12635
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Sunderland Town Moor, 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 is visible as a structure on air photographs examined as part of the North East Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment, at NZ 4073 5707.
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Easting
440740
Northing
557070
Grid Reference
NZ440740557070
Sources
Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument 1462657; RAF 106G/UK/873 6138 01-OCT-1945