Monument record TQ 66 NW 113 - Nurstead Court Second World War balloon barrage site

Summary

Second World War balloon barrage site in a field 200m west of Nurstead Court, near Meopham. Its date of establishment and removal are unknown. The are no traces of ground tethering fixtures.

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.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Miscellaneous Material: Meopham Historical Society. 30/09/05. Recollections of the older members of the Meopham Historical Society.
  • --- Miscellaneous Material: Meopham Historical Society. 30/09/05. Recollections of the older members of the Meopham Historical Society.

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Record last edited

Mar 25 2009 1:13PM