Full of light and air - and hydrogen!
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Full of light and air - and hydrogen!
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 16 Feb 2017
Both the former barrage balloon hangars in Pucklechurch have survived the war and a number of recessions, although they are now unoccupied and fenced off following a fire. Pucklechurch was the home of Number 11 Centre, opening in 1939 and providing defensive capabilities for the Bristol area. It also held training and repair facilities for most of the war. As it drew to a close and the need for balloons diminished, the site was converted to various maintenance and storage uses as R.A.F. Pucklechurch. This carried on into the 1950s and finally shut to the military in 1962. It is now an industrial estate. See Image] for more.
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Image Location
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51.482139
Longitude
-2.436864