Tyne and Wear HER(11664): Gateshead, Windmill Hills, barrage balloon - Details
11664
Gateshead
Gateshead, Windmill Hills, barrage balloon
Gateshead
NZ26SE
Defence
Anti Aircraft Defence Site
Barrage Balloon Site
Modern
C20
Levelled Earthwork
WW2 barrage balloon site. Composed of a concentric arrangement of posts for the mooring of a balloon. At least two circuits of posts, approximately 23m in diameter.
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6296
NZ25186296
English Heritage Hadrian's Wall WHS Mapping Project, 2008, 1409058; Aerial Photograph RAF/3G/TUD/UK/12/14 5102 12-JAN-1946