Balloon School Memorial Within the Barrack Area of the Airborne Forces Depot and Regimental Head-Quarters of the Parachute Regiment is a Grade II listed building in the Rushmoor local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 June 1982. Memorial. 3 related planning applications.

Balloon School Memorial Within the Barrack Area of the Airborne Forces Depot and Regimental Head-Quarters of the Parachute Regiment

WRENN ID
crooked-forge-nettle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Rushmoor
Constituency
Aldershot MP: Alex Baker (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 June 1982
Type
Memorial
Address
Balloon School Memorial Within the Barrack Area of the Airborne Forces Depot and Regimental Head-Quarters of the Parachute Regiment, Alison's Road
OS grid reference
SU 864 521
Coordinates
51.26217, -0.76246
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Balloon School Memorial is located within the barrack area of the Airborne Forces Depot and the Regimental Headquarters of the Parachute Regiment in Aldershot. This memorial features a metal plaque mounted on a base, with the following inscription in raised lettering: "BALLOON SQUARE THE SCHOOL OF BALLOONING WHICH WAS THEN A BRANCH OF THE ROYAL ENGINEERS WAS FOUNDED IN 1892." This monument marks the site of the first interest in aerial warfare in Aldershot, which ultimately contributed to the establishment of the Royal Aircraft Establishment at Farnborough.

Local climate

Balloon School Memorial Within the Barrack Area of the Airborne Forces Depot and Regimental Head-Quarters of the Parachute Regiment receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 64% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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