Longbenton, Coach Lane, Barrage Balloon Centre

HER Number:
5673

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Longbenton, Coach Lane, Barrage Balloon Centre

Place:
Longbenton

Map Sheet:
NZ26NE

Class:
Defence

Site Type: Broad:
Military Base

Site Type: Specific:
Barrage Balloon Centre

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Demolished Building

Description:
This was the Barrage Balloon Centre of RAF Longbenton. It included four barrage balloon sites for mooring balloons, a number of air raid shelters and sme slit trenches. Associated buildings were quite extensive. An airship hangar was photographed in 1992. Now demolished. Surrounded by timber huts. There was a complex of pillboxes in this area (HER 5433,5434 and 5436).

Easting:
2768

Northing:
6816

Grid Reference:
NZ27686816

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 5673 >> Pers. Comm. Chris Hamilton, 2003, Winlaton; English Heritage Hadrian's Wall WHS Mapping Project, 2008, 1317918; Aerial Photograph RAF 106G/LA/181 2006 16-MAR-1945, RAF 106G/UK/1193 4255 27-FEB-1946