Renfrew, Arkleston
Barrage Balloon Site (Second World War)
Site Name Renfrew, Arkleston
Classification Barrage Balloon Site (Second World War)
Alternative Name(s) Newmains Road
Canmore ID 264603
Site Number NS56NW 446
NGR NS 50690 66210
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/264603
- Council Renfrewshire
- Parish Renfrew (Renfrew)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Renfrew
- Former County Renfrewshire
NS56NW 446 c.5075 6619
A barrage balloon mooring site has been identified from a WW II RAF vertical air photograph (M/065/A309, 2607, flown 1 May 1941 [SC910887]) immediately N of where Newmains Road met Penlee Road. A wooden hut is visible immediately to the S of the mooring position.
The installation has been removed since 1945 and a school built on the site.
Information from RCAHMS (DE), September 2004
Note (21 July 2017)
After examination of the RAF oblique aerial photograph (CAM/019 AF623, flown 7 May 1942) the national grid reference was changed from NS 5075 6619 to NS 50690 66210.
Field Visit (29 March 2017)
Nothing is now visible in an area occupied by Arkleston Primary School of a World War Two Barrage Balloon anchoring site, which is visible on an RAF photograph (M/065/A309, 2607) taken on 1 May 1941. This site was one of an extensive network that protected the population and industry of central Glasgow and the Clyde from low flying enemy bombers.
Visited by HES, Survey and Recording (ATW, AKK) 29 March 2017.
