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:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

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. (1)

Easting:
4074

Northing:
5707

Grid Reference:
NZ40745707

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument 1462657; RAF 106G/UK/873 6138 01-OCT-1945