Memorial

Sir Barnes Nevil Wallis

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Current Location

Set roadside between between Morland Road and The Duke of Northumberland's river, Moor Lane, Harmondsworth, Hillingdon, Greater London, UB7 0AR, England

OS Grid Reference

TQ 05462 77672

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Obelisk
WMR Reference Number: 90113
Description: A concrete obelisk with a tapering top set with two plaques, a circular blue one on the top and a rectangular one with a Avro Lancaster bomber on the front.
Inscription: Top plaque: /HILLINGDON/LONDON/Sir Barnes Nevil Wallis/CBE, FRS, RDI, FRAeS/1887 - 1979/Designer of R100 Airship, geodetic construction,/Upkeep, Highball, Tallboy and Grand Slam bombs./Pioneer of swing-wing and tailless aircraft/and hypersonic flight./ Front plaque: /Tests conducted by the Road Research/Laboratory against model dams built/on this site during 1940-42 assisted/Barnes Wallis in his development/of the bouncing bomb (Upkeep),/used by No.617 Squadron/Royal Air Force to breach the/Ruhr Dams 16-17th May 1943./HILLINGDON/LONDON/

Commemoration

War: Second World War - civilians

Conservation

Custodian: London Borough of Hillingdon

Components

Obelisk

Made from: Concrete

Condition: Good