Barrage balloon anchor, Stormont
Introduction
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Barrage balloon anchor, Stormont
Image: © Rossographer Taken: 26 May 2009
During World War II, the Senate Room in Parliament Buildings Image was used as an RAF Plotting Room for No.82 Group Fighter Command. The building was covered in camouflage paint and protected by barrage balloons - this anchor is one of the remnants of that period.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.600143
Longitude
-5.834598