Well, the concrete blocks used to weigh them down at the War Memorial Park. This is now the new "Outdoor Education Area". I like it.
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Barrage Balloons
by PoundShopPeter » Mon Sep 26, 2011 11:04 pm
Well, the concrete blocks used to weigh them down at the War Memorial Park. This is now the new "Outdoor Education Area". I like it.
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Re: Barrage Balloons
by dutchman » Tue Sep 27, 2011 12:22 am
That's an interesting new use for old objects! 
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Re: Barrage Balloons
by dutchman » Thu Nov 06, 2014 8:52 pm
Wartime painting by Laura Knight
A Balloon Site, Coventry. © IWM (Art.IWM ART LD 2750)IWM Non Commercial Licence
A Balloon Site, Coventry. © IWM (Art.IWM ART LD 2750)IWM Non Commercial Licence
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Re: Barrage Balloons
by rebbonk » Thu Nov 06, 2014 10:58 pm
Look at the chimneys in the background, by God, we had some industry then!
Of course it'll fit; you just need a bigger hammer.
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