Hendon, Commercial Road, barrage balloon site

HER Number

12652

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Hendon, Commercial Road, barrage balloon site

Place

Hendon

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 examined as part of the North East Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment.

Easting

440870

Northing

555240

Grid Reference

NZ440870555240

Sources

Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument 1462609; RAF 106G/UK/1581 5282 18-JUN-1946; Entec UK Ltd, 2009, Commercial Road, Sunderland - Historic Environment Appraisal