Swalwell, barrage balloon site

HER Number:
11492

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Swalwell, barrage balloon site

Place:
Swalwell

Map Sheet:
NZ16SE

Class:
Defence

Site Type: Broad:
Anti Aircraft Defence Site

Site Type: Specific:
Barrage Balloon Site

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Levelled Earthwork

Description:
WW2 barrage balloon site. Three concentric rings of mooring posts with a maximum diameter of 56m. Site lay to the east of the River Derwent between Hexham Road and the railway line.

Easting:
1995

Northing:
6223

Grid Reference:
NZ19956223

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
English Heritage, 2008, Hadrian's Wall National Mapping Programme (1435834); Aerial Photograph RAF 3G/TUD/UK/147 5259 15-APR-1946 and RAF FNO/129 1093 01-SEP-1942