Served from 1986 - 1999 Served in RAF Lindholme. Here are some tips. Symmetrical 11-window front of main block has central double-leaf doors with overlight and bracketed hood. The Cuban Missile Crisis brought the entire UK based Thor missile force to maximum strategic alert and readiness for a ten-day period during October and November 1962. RAF Lindholme during World War 2. BCBS moved out in 1972, and RAF Lindholme became a radar installation with its hangars converted for storage, eventually being downgraded to a relief glider landing field and closing altogether shortly thereafter. The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public. The record you are viewing contains all the information available from the original source, On 19 March 1940 RAF Hemswell-based Handley Page Hampdens of No. AERODROME ROAD Read about our current news, projects and campaigns nationally and in your area. He is responsible for the management, cleanliness, discipline and general well being of the Mess. Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Served from 1965 - 1971 Served in RAF Lindholme Garry Mitchell SERGEANT Served from 1962 - 1974 Served in RAF Lindholme John Webster CORPORAL Served from 1959 - 1970 Served in RAF Lindholme James Cole SAC Served from 1954 - 1956 Served in RAF Lindholme Kirk Passmore CORPORAL Served from 1958 - 1969 Served in RAF Lindholme Colin Butterworth 10thFeb 2023 - Please note we currently have a huge backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. No. However, the D wing was closed in 2013 because of poor care and medical issues. LONDONTHORPE AND HARROWBY WITHOUT 223/0/10002 PRINCE WILLIAM OF GLOUCESTER BARRACKS Search over 400,000 listed places. xI@P n|M+rqDb#'e*F1ncEZR\? To view this image please use Firefox, Chrome, Safari, or Edge. [13] The 2014 report also commended the dedication of the catering staff, for their production of good quality food and their accommodation of dietary needs during religious festivals. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 261046 your information is still in the queue, please do not resubmit, we are working through them as quickly as possible. Licence number 102006.006. xref [7], Lindholme holds Category C male prisoners only. Kenneth Richard K. Smettem 50 Squadron (d.30th Aug 1940), Cpl. It may not display this or other websites correctly. In November 2013 it was announced that HMP Lindholme along with the two other contested sites in South Yorkshire, HMP Hatfield and HMP Moorland, would remain in the public sector, ending two years of uncertainty. Digital Archive site. Hemswell operated as a dual site with a nearby overflow airfield at RAF Ingham. Those buildings that remained including several barrack blocks, the Sergeant's mess, Officers mess, station cinema, water tower, SHQ and guardroom etc were eventually sold by their agents, Earl and Lawrence of Lincoln by public auction which was held in one of the Mess buildings. Located close to the village of Hemswell in Lincolnshire, England the disestablished airfield is now in full use as a civilian industrial and retail trading estate, forming part of the newly created parish of Hemswell Cliff along with the station's married quarters and RAF built primary school that are now in non-military ownership. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information. 0000004392 00000 n 16.09.1917 Tynemouth district, Northumberland- . 5 Sep 2005. If I was you I'd book into a local Travel Lodge. A further new wing opened in November 2007 with double cells, which is used to hold prisoners who are at risk from bullying and intimidation. HISTORY: The mess building, designed in 1924-5, is an impressive, complete and uniquely distinctive example illustrating the early formulation of planning for the dispersal of RAF buildings from aerial attack, with splayed accommodation wings flanking the main mess block. By 1980 Lindholme had been reduced to the status of a relief landing ground for RAF Finningley. Uncle Jimmy was part of the crew of Lancaster W4919 which took off at 10:30pm and was later shot down by a night fighter at 02:33 at Bergen, four miles into Holland. Stanley Wright 50th Squadron (d.17th April 1941). No. Pilot Officer (Pilot) John Hill was the Son of John Henry James and Maud Hill, of East Croydon, Surrey. +,*cxe3v)D:(lT&Ypi`,2' KmA C,9?sopj_Ozy>y= G 0H #%+!a0bw+#zqBu5n/;F8ctf1mef^s [B}5:]6$^5%BsR h3 =(I:4&_9. 61 Squadron RAF were the first Bomber Command aircraft to drop bombs on German soil during the Second World War. Buildings Scheduled monuments Parks and gardens Battlefields Shipwrecks. Hemswell Cliff Primary School, formally the RAF primary school, still serves the children of the nearby communities. We are now on Facebook. User contributions are not fact checked and do not represent the official position of Historic England. ROYAL AIR FORCE OFFICERS MESS, Non Civil Parish - 1064754 | Historic England Home Listing Search the List List Entry Share ROYAL AIR FORCE OFFICERS MESS ROYAL AIR FORCE OFFICERS MESS, AERODROME ROAD Listed on the National Heritage List for England. http://web.archive.org/web/20171029224940/, http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-4_PHANTOM_USA/f4_phantom_US_1969.htm, http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1964.html, 92nd TFSqn /81st TFWg USAF (92nd TFSqn /81st Tactical Fighter Wingg United States Air Force), Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Operator]. This is then attached by single-bay 2-storey link to each of the accommodation blocks, which have end stacks to hipped roofs and which present symmetrical side elevations with similar fenestration and 3-light windows to flat roofed dormers: the outer elevations present 5-window facades with central tripartite window flanked by full-height canted bay windows, and the inner elevations present 9-window elevations with broad pilasters flanking central entrance bay with broad bracketed canopy over half-glazed door with flanking lights. The station was home for Hawker Hind, Hawker Audax, Avro Anson, Bristol Blenheim and Boulton Paul Overstrand aircraft in its early days. Frederick Henry Erdwin 50 Squadron (d.17th April 1941), P/O. 607 20 Archaeologist Dr David Neal discussing his illustration of the mosaic being excavated at Rutland Roman Villa with members of the University of Leicester Archaeological Services team, Bombed library in Holland House, Kensington. Part of the Alfred Newton and Sons collection. Being an American and former Army Warrant Officer Helicopter pilot this shall be a new experience. Find out more about Heritage Apprenticeships. please This copy shows the entry on 01-Mar-2023 at 18:30:13. The annual budget for running Lindholme was 18.3million in 201112, and the cost per prisoner for 2010 was 32,757. Thanks to all. <<5A4CBD2A7077C649A0C7A722648E364B>]>> 0 If W Rekszczyc stayed with this unit, this map shows where he would have fought. This page was last edited on 27 November 2022, at 00:30. Explore the many ways you can help to support the incredibly rich and varied heritage. Flight Engineer F R Jones 1656 HCU (d.3rd September 1944). Royal Air Force Station Lindholme or more simply RAF Lindholme is a former Royal Air Force station in South Yorkshire, England. Description of residential units %PDF-1.6 % Part of the Alfred Newton and Sons collection. It has been said that, at the end of the film actor Richard Todd can be seen walking up the main driveway at Hemswell past Gibson House in the direction of the hangar line; this scene was in fact shot at Scampton[citation needed]. I No. 61 Squadron RAF were the first Bomber Command aircraft to drop bombs on German soil during the Second World War. [14][4], Last edited on 10 February 2023, at 19:05, "Two prisons to shut in efficiency bid, MoJ says", "Prison wing at HMP Lindholme 'worst seen for years', "Most prisons are overcrowded Prison Reform Trust", "Privatisation of HMPs Hatfield, Lindholme and Moorland cancelled", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HM_Prison_Lindholme&oldid=1138634568, This page was last edited on 10 February 2023, at 19:05. She subsequently married Nigel Patrick. The old H Block other rank accommodation buildings on the site have now become home to one of Europe's largest antique centres and there are also various shops, the original RAF Hemswell Post Office, a garden centre, hairdresser, used book shop and several cafs. Memorable stuff from your formative years. Brick with roughcast Lindholme was a country house and hamlet on the eastern boundary of the airfield. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. Three wings are relatively new additions to the prison and are single cell occupancy. 305 Squadron, Sgt. The Boys at the Bar. Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Annual subscriptions are currently[when?] HMP Lindholme, built on a former 40-hectare (100-acre) RAF airbase, has a three-mile perimeter fence - thought to be the longest barrier surrounding a prison in the UK. Until 2006 a private aviation museum displayed a small collection of ex-RAF aircraft on a grassed area behind the old Station Headquarters, including two Hawker Hunters, a BAC Jet Provost, a de Havilland Vampire, an English Electric Canberra and an English Electric Lightning. Bawtry Hall, Cranwell, Faldingworth, Manby and North Coates. (d.3rd Jun 1942), P/O. A framed memento of Albert with a colourised head and shoulders portrait of Albert, an embroidered RAF crest and a 1939 to 1945 Star and Bomber Command Clasp. Opened in 1936, the mess was converted to a hotel in the 1980s and is now known as Hemswell Court. This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. * Medal entitlement listed above is worked out using the same methodology the MOD used for issuing them, pilot-officer-w-radwanski-royal-air-force-raf-hemswell, pilot-officer-w-d-moore-royal-air-force-raf-waterbeach, Please enter your password, it must be 8 or more characters, I agree to Terms and Conditions and Privacy Statement, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Officers Service Records WWI, Many exclusive records, found only on our site, 1 on 1 Personal assistance from military photo and document experts, Access to Orbats mapping tool, allowing you to trace your WW1 ancestors steps. On the reverse 'Brorzek Lindholme, decorated May 1942'. %PDF-1.7 % Dormers of 3 and 4 windows wide, flat topped, except Many of the original buildings and hangars from the RAF station are still in use as prison accommodation, offices and workshops, although these have been augmented by new buildings. [9], The prison has an Operational Capacity of 1,010 inmates, and this number is also the Certified National Accommodation rating for the prison,[3] which is the uncrowded capacity that provides a decent standard of accommodation for all prisoners. The film "Night Bombers" remains the best known filmed record of what RAF Hemswell looked like during and just after the war, which is a colour film of Avro Lancasers at Hemswell in preparation for a raid over Germany which shows briefings, loading of bombs and the raid itself and was the only known colour film of Lancasters at war. 0000005589 00000 n your memory site as George was a navigator on 576 Squadron flying out of Replica medals can be purchased through our approved supplier Bigbury Mint. Lindholme. Interior retains original entrance / staircase hall Undocumented illegal entries and asylum seekers are a threat to national security? ROYAL AIR FORCE OFFICERS MESS, AERODROME ROAD, Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Disbanded on 13 June 1919. Hemswell almost uniquely amongst the wartime flying stations has retained its pre-war road layout, most of its buildings and an almost "RAF feel", despite being in private ownership. In 2000 The old RAF Officers Mess building (which had been used as a Category D prison wing) was converted into an Immigration Removal Centre. Listen to George's story, Sgt. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Dog-leg stairs with turned balusters. TQ29SW 5/32 RAF Hendon Historic England holds an extensive range of publications and historic collections in its public archive covering the historic environment. 0000012184 00000 n RAF Lindholme Officers Mess had a ghost (allegedly) known as Lindholme Willie who used to walk the corridors in WWII flying kit - this was against the rules/etiquette and anyone who saw him would turn to tell him so, by which time he had disappeared. Ground floor recessed to left of centre He was aged 23 when he died and is buried in the . In 1964 the station was designated and prepared as an operational conversion unit for the expected deployment of the planned TSR-2 (Tactical Strike and Reconnaissance) aircraft. Remembering that US Army Warrant Officers absolutely delighted in taking the mickey out of "Real Live Officers (RLO's)" in our own mess. We are the largest and fastest growing community of UK forces veterans on the web with over 500,000 members! mullions, with transoms to taller ground floor, the storey height reflecting the presence [8] The prison holds Category C convicted males over the age of 21, who are serving a minimum sentence of four years,[1] and used to hold a small number of Category D males, who were awaiting allocation to an open prison. RAF Lindolme started life as an expansion scheme aerodrome built on the wide expanse of Hatfield moors, some five . Description of residential units Tasked with the training of night bomber pilots destined for service in France. The annual budget for running Lindholme was 18.3 million in 2011-12, and the cost per prisoner for 2010 was 32,757. There is an annual reunion at Hemswell and the association also publishes a bi-annual magazine. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100024900.© British Crown and SeaZone Solutions Limited 2023. The museum closed and the collection has either been dispersed to other museums or broken up for spares and scrap. Those buildings that remained including several barrack blocks, the Sergeant's mess, Officers mess, station cinema, water tower, SHQ and guardroom which were eventually sold by the agents, Earl and Lawrence of Lincoln by public auction which was held in one of the Mess buildings. Opened as a training station in 1917, Spitalgate was one of the few retained for use by the RAF after 1919. Links have central doorway flanked by 3-light steel casements. [10]In 1972 the station became the temporary Hemswell Resettlement Camp when it received Ugandan-Asian refugees expelled from Uganda by president Idi Amin. Heritage Apprentices in a training session on the Researching The Historic Environment module and training in Architectural Photography. 0000005352 00000 n I know that thier Seniors Mess is more pumped up than ours. Ivan Styles. By the way.I did find that a ten year old cowboy boot works miracles in communicating with a former Guards Officer I had the unfortunate luck to share life with while working. Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Edgar James Andrews 50 Sqdn (d.15th Oct 1940), F/O. The site was eventually redeveloped into a private trading estate and residential area with the former estates of officers' and other ranks' married quarters becoming what is now the new civil parish and village of Hemswell Cliff. Heritage Apprentices in a training session on the Researching The Historic Environment module and training in Architectural Photography. Nearby the Group had previously purchased 127 NCO married quarter site at nearby RAF Faldingworth in 1981 and the nearby Bomber Command HQ at RAF Bawtry. [2] The last flying squadrons had departed in January of that year but RAF Hemswell was then established as a Bomber Command missile unit, maintaining and operating three PGM-17 Thor Intermediate Range Ballistic Nuclear Missile launchers of No 97 (Strategic Missile) Squadron RAF that remained at Hemswell from December 1959 to May 1963. enterprise. Privacy Policy and Source Historic England Archive BB83/04456. They specialise in renovating and not demolishing any ex-military buildings resulting in the disposal of several of the buildings to different buyers over the years by private treaty. Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building. The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system. Search over 400,000 listed places. Search over 1 million photographs and drawings from the 1850s to the present day using our images archive. GZl*tTWR!VPI(-;7{cqyBxJ6 n6&. 0000003287 00000 n 431 0 obj <>stream . 0000007102 00000 n . Hes not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy!!! The new bomber airfield, now called RAF Hemswell, was opened on New Year's Eve 31 December 1936 to accommodate the rapidly expanding Bomber Command. 0000002243 00000 n © Crown Copyright and database right 2023. [12] This oversight led the Independent Monitoring Board to question how such contracts are awarded, and whether the prison service gets value for money. Twice I have been booted out of a crab mess, first for not introducing myself to some old piss-head FSgt at the end of a bar (who does that nowadays) and secondly for wearing scruffy combat clothes - made the place look untidy. 643 GS operated from Hemswell until 1974, giving ATC cadets air experience and glider pilot training until moving to RAF Lindholme on 1 April 1974. Ask them why they are called "pilot officer" or "flying officer" when they don't fly. Add a Name to this List. A search for Photographer of 'Bloggs', If checked would find only photographers called just 'Bloggs', this would probably return no results. No 1 Group RAF. Free shipping for many products! Licence number 102006.006. A contractor cutting bricks for the wall of the partially-restored wild and natural walled garden at Warley Place, Brentwood. If you know of an event that doesn't appear, you can add it by clicking on the map. In June 2013 an inspection report from Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons was strongly critical of the Category D wing, and it was subsequently closed. [11][1] Every year from 2009 to 2012, the state of the kitchens had been criticised in the Independent Monitoring Board annual report. Seeing as all the usual jokes have already been made, I'll try to answer the question properly (sorry). Our trailer For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. On reflection, I think they dispised a 28 yr old SSgt which would take them an eternity to achieve. II GV In 1974 RAF Lindholme became home to 643 Gliding School Air Training Corps. %%EOF 1687 Bomber (Defence) Training) Flight RAF, No. Recreational and mess rooms have pilasters to moulded cornicing and panelled ceilings. Flight Engineer F R Jones 1656 HCU (d.3rd September 1944) The Halifax bomber JD417 crashed into a hillside in North Wales while on a training flight on 3rd September, 1944, flying from RAF Lindholm. Read about our current news, projects and campaigns nationally and in your area. The Hemswell hangars have been pressed into service as European Union Common Agricultural Policy Intervention Stores on several occasions as a Lincolnshire location for the occasional EU "grain mountain" excesses. More information about RAF Lindholme. But when the TSR-2 programme was cancelled by the Labour Government of Harold Wilson in 1965, RAF Hemswell had a brief existence as a sub site of 7 School of Recruit Training whose headquarters were at RAF Swinderby. to help with the costs of keeping the site running. 305 Polish Bomber Squadron, No. The squadrons used Ingham while training and also flew operations from there whilst the runways were being laid at Hemswell in anticipation of the arrival of the heavier Avro Lancaster. If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can. For more information, please see our Privacy Policy. Throughout the years of operation, RAF Hemswell's mascot and motto were a large weasel rearing-up on its hind legs ready to strike and the words "Bold and Tenacious" emblazoned over (or under) it. This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest. of being made for the main site. Entdecke Nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg 1949 Gieves RAF Royal Air Force Officer's Wolle Greatcoat Mantel in groer Auswahl Vergleichen Angebote und Preise Online kaufen bei eBay Kostenlose Lieferung fr viele Artikel! During 1944, as Lancasters were then being used at Heavy Conversion Units, the Lancaster Finishing Schools were disbanded and Hemswell again took on an operational role. Explore the many ways you can help to support the incredibly rich and varied heritage. Hemswell was used as a substitute for RAF Scampton in the ground-based filming of the 1954 film The Dam Busters as the wartime layout of both Scampton and Hemswell was similar in many places. We add around 200,000 new records each month. It was located 3.9 miles south of Thorne and 6.9 miles north east of Doncaster and was initially called RAF Hatfield Woodhouse. At the highest level they show a breakdown of the units involved in entire conflicts, the First World War in this case, Take lots of change to use in the slot machines! Left Hemswell in May 1963 and its missiles were returned to America where they were used as launch vehicles in the early development of the space programme. End bays to right and left gabled, that to right advanced; that to left recessed. Steel 2-light casements set in mullioned and transomed frames to stone sills, with alternating canted bay windows to ground floor. During 1967 the gliders of No. RAF Hemswell was used as a substitute for RAF Scampton in all the ground-based filming of the 1954 war film The Dam Busters Contents 1 First World War 2 Second World War 3 Cold War 4 In popular culture 5 Squadrons and units located at RAF Hemswell 6 After closure 6.1 2009 fire 6.2 Listed buildings 6.2.1 Reasons for Designation 7 See also Add to this record. 626 0 obj <>stream 643 Gliding School RAF Air Training Corps (ATC) moved in from RAF Kirton in Lindsey. IRC Lindholme was previously RAF Lindholme's officers' mess. Each link connects to the 3-window elevation of a hipped block with similar 2-light casements. They operated winch launched Cadet Mk 3 and Sedbergh gliders conducting air experience and glider pilot training for Air Cadets. Listing NGR: TQ2166190064. The non-profit RAF Hemswell Association's membership is open to all ranks and trades who served at Hemswell any time between 1937 and 1967. It was converted to its present role in July 2000, with the addition of a dedicated gate, reception, visits, activity centre and sports field. 428 0 obj <> endobj Between 1941 and 1943 the Polish bomber squadrons (No. have found this recorded transcript on the Canadian Dominion Institute's Like this page to receive our updates. photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. Ask them " what is the diference between a Fast jet and a Slow jet". Each missile was tipped with a one-megaton nuclear warhead, jointly controlled by the Royal Air Force and the United States Air Force under the so-called dual-key arrangements. TT mentioned women in the mess. The target was the Hrnum seaplane base on the northern Germany coast. The Wartime Memories Project is run by volunteers and the free to access part of the website is funded by donations from our visitors. Also acquired closeby were 110 post war NCO Married quarters at RAF Scampton. © Crown Copyright and database right 2023. 408 Squadron RCAF was equipped with Hampdens and, once having found its feet, it was moved to Syerston to begin operations in July. If not checked could also find 737-522, 737-548 etc. [6] Cliffe House, that had been commandeered as the officers' mess and a number of pre-fabricated buildings, quonset huts and the brick built control tower still stand at the abandoned airfield.[7]. On reflection, I think they dispised a 28 yr old SSgt which would take them an eternity to achieve. All rights reserved. [2] On 5 June 1985 at RAF Hemswell the entire technical site and domestic blocks including a few estates of post war NCO married quarter houses were purchased by Roger Byron-Collins' Welbeck Estate Group company First State Holdings from the Ministry of Defence. 0000006852 00000 n A group of volunteers from The Friends of Balaam's Wood Local Nature Reserve clearing brambles at Gannow Green Moated Site, New Frankley in Birmingham, Two horsemen reading The Sportsman, 30 Oct 1902, Farnborough, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire. Peter Leslie Edwards 408 Sqn. Find out about listed buildings and other protected sites, and search the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). 0000000696 00000 n 0000001987 00000 n On reflection, I think they dispised a 28 yr old SSgt which would take them an eternity to achieve. I don't reckon a well used cowboy hankerchief would suffice? All rights reserved. John Kenneth Hill 50th Squadron (d.17th April 1941), Sgt. the Royal Artillery. pilot-officer-w-d-moore-royal-air-force-raf-waterbeach Free Account Registration To view the record for W Rekszczyc you must be a Full Access Member, take the first step here. SNCO in question is a star, wouldn't want to spoil it, but any ideas for interesting topics of conversation to the Rockapes who will be present in abundance? Simon Day. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public. A contractor cutting bricks for the wall of the partially-restored wild and natural walled garden at Warley Place, Brentwood. For faster navigation, this Iframe is preloading the Wikiwand page for RAF Lindholme. The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority. Lindholme is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service, and is situated in close proximity to Hatfield and Moorland prisons. 0000002093 00000 n Royce Parrish. The similarities between Scampton and Hemswell continue to cause confusion. Helping people find out more about their relatives wartime experiences since 1999 by For over 40 years the Welbeck Estate Group have specialised in the purchase of entire MOD sites, either married quarter housing estates or airfields and those also in Lincolnshire at RAF Scampton. James Aloysius Park 101 Squadron (d.24 May 1943). IRC Lindholme was previously RAF Lindholme officers' mess. white socks, burberry baseball cap and a total ignorance of both decorum and the english language. RAF Lindholme: B lake, Arthur Giles Son of John Henry Laws Blake and Mary Jayne Blake. There have also been several claims of unexplained occurrences and of ghostly music being heard, where no music should be. 97 (Strategic Missile) Squadron RAF and 99th Munitions Maintenance Squadron (USAF), Operating Thor IRBM missiles for RAF Bomber Command. [3] In 2000, the old RAF Officers' Mess building, which had been used as a Category D prison wing, was converted into an Immigration Removal Centre. It was converted to its present role in July 2000, with the addition of a dedicated gate house, reception, visits hall, sports field and activity centre. During the war a total of 122 bomber aircraft and their crews were lost on operations from Hemswell, including 38 Handley Page Hampdens, 62 Vickers Wellingtons and 22 Avro Lancasters. 3 Flight Training School moved here from Scopwick in April 1922, the remainder of the 1920s seeing intensive use of the site. He returned to the UK and in early May 1943 was at Lindholme 1656 Conversion Unit before being posted to the 101 Squadron at Holme, Spading Moor. All rights reserved. Turncoat's guide to causing mayhem in a RAF Officers' Mess: 1. [8] Architectural interest: it has a fine neo-Georgian composition with carefully judged proportions and good quality building materials; Interior: the interior treatment displays the spatial quality and understated refinement typical of the neo-Georgian idiom; Degree of survival: the layout, fixtures and fittings of the reception rooms in the central range survive with a high degree of intactness, and overall the external composition and configuration remains close to its original form; Historic interest: it is a well-preserved example of its type, that encapsulates the aims of the post-1934 Expansion Period in the lead up to World War II. [11], In August 2009 there was a large fire at one of the former RAF hangars that was being used as a plastics recycling site by AWS Eco-plastics. I would like any information if anyone has it please. If you have any unwanted The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. 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