Balloon Centre Number 11
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Balloon Centre Number 11 by Neil Owen as part of the Geograph project.
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Balloon Centre Number 11
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 16 Feb 2017
Pucklechurch was a prime site in the preparations for the outbreak of WWII. After tentative trials the need for a defensive system using balloons to protect vital installations was revived and improved at Cardington in Befordshire. By 1939, a national network was formed to base the balloons around; Pucklechurch was Number 11. This hangar was built with mansard-like roofs and large windows high in the walls on three sides. The lower workshops are clad in horizontal timber boards and have multi-pane steel-frame windows and dormers. However, these days the old sheds are part of the Pucklechurch Trading Estate, and have had various occupants. A fire in the adjoining unit has brought it to an uncertain point in its history. Grade II listed. See Image] for more.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.481871
Longitude
-2.43643