ɐn ˌɑːɹɹˌeɪˈɛf bɚɹˈɑːʒ bəlˈuːn dˈiːpoʊ ˈoʊpənd ɪn hˈʊk sˈiː. nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt ænd wʌz lˈeɪɾɚ nˈoʊn æz ˌɑːɹɹˌeɪˈɛf tʃˈɛsɪŋtən, lˈæɾɚli jˈuːzd æz ɐ hˈɑːspɪɾəl ʌntˈɪl dᵻmˈɑːlɪʃt ænd ɹˌiːdɪvˈɛləpt fɔːɹ hˈaʊzɪŋ ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z.
An RAF barrage balloon depot opened in Hook c. 1938 and was later known as RAF Chessington, latterly used as a hospital until demolished and redeveloped for housing in the 1990s.