Monument record TQ 66 NW 113 - Nurstead Court Second World War balloon barrage site
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 6382 6855 (point) | 
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ66NW | 
| County | KENT | 
| District | GRAVESHAM, KENT | 
| Civil Parish | MEOPHAM, GRAVESHAM, KENT | 
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Full Description
Second World War  balloon barrage site in a field 200m west of Nurstead Court, near Meopham.  It formed part of a belt of barrage balloons established as part of the ground-based anti-aircraft defences.  Its dates of origin and removal are unknown.  There are no traces of ground tethering fixtures.
Owner : Private
Publicly accessible : No
How accessed for survey : No longer extant and on private farmland
Tourism Potential : None
Condition : Destroyed
Date of visit : 09/02/06
Meopham Historical Society, 30/09/05, Recollections of the older members of the Meopham Historical Society (Miscellaneous Material). SKE13907.
Meopham Historical Society, 30/09/05, Recollections of the older members of the Meopham Historical Society (Miscellaneous Material). Ske13907.
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- None recorded
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Record last edited
Mar 25 2009 1:13PM