Information for record number MWA12076:
Site of Barrage Balloon, Brandon and Bretford

Summary A Barrage Balloon and its ancillary equipment can be seen on aerial photographs
What Is It?  
Type: Barrage Balloon Site
Period: Modern (1914 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Brandon and Bretford
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 37 75
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Level of Protection Local
Description

  
Source Number  

1 A Barrage Balloon and its ancillary equipment, winch and accomodation hut, can be seen on aerial photographs mapped as part of the English Heritage (EH) National Mapping Project (NMP). It is possible that the pale area to the west of the balloon is the site of a second tether point.
 
Sources
Source No:
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: GHQ 124 Frame 29
Author/originator: RAF
Date: 18 May 1941
Page Number: Frame 29
Volume/Sheet: GHQ 124
   
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technique Aerial Photograph Aerial photographs are taken during an aerial survey, which involves looking at the ground from above. It is usually easier to see cropmarks and earthworks when they are viewed from above. Aerial photographs help archaeologists to record what they see and to identify new sites. There are two kinds of aerial photographs; oblique and vertical. back
period Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument BARRAGE BALLOON SITE * A site where a single large balloon was attached by fine wire cables to the ground to form an aerial obstruction to attacking enemy aircraft. back
monument HUT * A building of basic construction, usually smaller in size than a house and constructed from a variety of materials such as mud, turf, branches, wood, brick, concrete or metal. Use more specific type where known. back
monument BARRAGE * A manmade barrier built across a river in order to increase the depth of water. back
monument WINCH * A stationary hoisting machine consisting of a rotating drum around which a cable, rope or chain is attached. back

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