It is the best example of the more refined airbase architecture of this period after the messes at Lee-on-Solent and Biggin Hill, and the mess and offices at Cranwell, Lincolnshire.It is also one of the principal buildings on this historically important site, being the most impressive of a well-handled group of administrative and domestic buildings on what by the Second World War had become one of the RAF's major repair bases. [9], After the First World War, Henlow was home to four aircraft squadrons; No. Heritage Apprentices in a training session on the Researching The Historic Environment module and training in Architectural Photography. By: TonyT This copy shows the entry on 01-May-2023 at 22:04:38. [17] Henlow was also used as a repair base for many aircraft types under the direction of No. The brickwork is swept in at the haunches above the eaves-line and carried up high to a simple capping. huh? At one stage in 1941, in Operation Quickforce, about 100 Henlow fitters were trained for the assembly of Hurricanes on carriers en route for Malta, to which the completed planes were flown off deck. JavaScript is disabled. - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00, Also worth registering and asking here:http://www.airfieldinformationexchange.org/community/forum.php, By: wessex boy 22 Married Quarters RAF Hemswell, Lincs. The right wing has 4 brick stacks on the inner roof slope, and the left wing, two. 266 Hirings Tricomm Portfolio let to MOD located in Bristol & Bath. The Control Tower was at this time manufactured from packing case material, and still remains. [20], A major RAF technical training college was also formed at Henlow in 1947. Search over 400,000 listed places. The brick quoins to these ends and to the centre block are 'rusticated', with 3 courses brought forward to one recessed. The War Office had issued instructions for the construction of repair depots for each RFC Command, further to heightened awareness of the need to train more men in the rapid repair of aircraft and aero engines in order to sustain the war effort. 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To each side at the ground floor the central bay has a pair of glazed French doors with louvred shutters. A significant period was during the Battle of Britain in 1940: Hurricanes manufactured in Canada were crated in, assembled at Henlow and flown onto front-line bases. These trusses, commonly used from 1916 for aircraft hangars, have their bearing ends plated in diagonal boarding to the point where the strut is taken in, then a close-set diagonal grid of small struts. Construction at Henlow - conveniently served by the Midland Railway - was begun in 1917, and some of the more substantial structures including the hangars date from this time; the last of the huts dating from this period were demolished in the 1970s. It is the best example of the more refined airbase architecture of this period after the messes at Lee-on-Solent and Biggin Hill, and the mess and offices at Cranwell, Lincolnshire. But, while updating Parliament on plans for 33 military sites last Thursday, defence minister Tobias Ellwood confirmed that RAF Henlow will now be closing by 2023. By: rogcoll - 23rd November 2011 at 11:55. This copy shows the entry on 01-May-2023 at 22:04:37. It is the most distinguished of a well-planned and handled series of buildings built on the domestic site at RAF Henlow in the 1932-4 period, with gauged detail to sand-faced external brickwork and high-quality internal treatment. - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00. We can reunite you with your friends who served at RAF Henlow and we have a wealth of information on different units, bases and ships in the site. © Crown Copyright and database right 2023. Chicksands has the nicer area, but if you're going to be training there, you'll be sick of the place. This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest. 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These are plain brick, but with central reinforcing pier, and short returned stabilising ends, rising above the trace box and eaves level.INTERIOR: The interior has a plain concrete floor, with central row of doubled brick piers, linked at the head with brick diaphragms to a segmental arch along the line of the valley gutter. BritishListedBuildings.co.uk is an independent online resource and is not associated with any government department. - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00, At Finningley in the 1980s there was not enough room in the Sergeant's Mess for all of the newly qualified Aircrew Sergeants, so we were put into a section of MQs on base called 'Gatehouse', It served as a bit of an epicentre for fun and um interesting behavioursee this thread on pprune for a flavour:http://www.pprune.org/military-aircrew/243560-gatehouse.html, By: Box Brownie Use of this data is subject to Terms and Conditions. I had 6 (?) The first service personnel arrived (from Farnborough) in May 1918, and a limited output of Bristol fighters and Haviland aircraft was achieved by the Armistice. Find out about services offered by Historic England for funding, planning, education and research, as well as training and skill development. 172 Married Quarters RAF West Raynham 185 acre airfield site including tech site & 4 hangars. [8] The Officers Engineering School moved there in 1924 from Farnborough. They did the same at Brize, went round my mates house and the heat wave hit you, walked in his room and the windows were open, he explained if you turned the heating off it would cool off really quickly then take ages to heat again and got too hot, so the heating ran 24 /7 with the windows open as a thermostat, I believe someone in property had kittens when the first bills came through for the street, was rumoured it would have been cheaper to build a new block.. 6 months of sky high bills and they had to find block space for people as the costs were prohibitive. The place is not ready because weve not built it or theres been a slow down in the build, or the other way round. Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Now all sold off . 23 Squadron RAF, No. A pair of polished hardwood panelled doors with plain overlight is set back between plain Roman Doric piers to a plain entablature with cornice and blocking, all this in stone, but on brick antae. RAF Henlow is home of the RAF Signals Museum that tells the story of RAF Signals. Read the Enriching the List Terms and Conditions. This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. [16] Over 1,000 Hurricanes (about 10% of the total) were built by Canadian Car and Foundry and shipped to Henlow. In 1947 the School of Aeronautical Engineering became the RAF Technical College, moving to Cranwell in 1965. See our extensive range of expert advice to help you care for and protect historic places. 90 Army MQs Tidworth Garrison Wilts. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. All rights reserved. "When the station was closed down, and after the last Lightning left, the land was sold to a local developer who then sold the houses on the open market. 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The following squadrons were posted to Wyton between 1935 and 1939: No. - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00. But, while updating Parliament on plans for 33 military sites last Thursday, defence minister Tobias Ellwood confirmed that RAF Henlow will now be closing by 2023. Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. As the son of an RAF navigator with Bomber Command and then Met Comm who served 40 years from 1939 to 1979 I have been closely involved with this life myself. The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system. [26], On 6 September 2016, UK Defence Secretary Michael Fallon announced the planned closure of RAF Henlow along with 12 other military sites owned by the MoD. Parachute training, including SOE officers, was another key function of the base. Bomber Command HQ RAF Bawtry, S.Yorks. The 2-storey units have small-pane steel lights, 2 to each level; these have been blocked to the former boiler-house, and the stack removed. User contributions are not fact checked and do not represent the official position of Historic England. Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Find out about services offered by Historic England for funding, planning, education and research, as well as training and skill development. 42 Married Quarters RAF Shotley Gate (HMS Ganges) 210 USAF MQs RAF Sculthorpe, Norfolk and 235 Acre Tech. EXTERIOR: Windows are generally glazing-bar sashes, except for the centre block, set to rubbed voussoirs in a light brick than the walling, and to stooled stone sills. The domestic site, which was subjected to an extensive rebuilding programme concentrated in the first half of the 1930s, is situated across the A6001 to the south of the technical group. The roof of the right wing has been extended by one or two bays to the rear. Parachute training, including SOE officers, was another key function of the base. I started humming 'whale meat again..'! In May 1920, RAF Henlow became the first parachute testing centre[7] and was later joined by another parachute unit from RAF Northolt. [24], In December 2011, RAF Henlow along with 14 other Ministry of Defence sites in the United Kingdom were designated as being dangerously radioactive. Marriage is about the rest of your life, not the one day.I concur with the comments made about the army though. This proved very successful so I went on to acquire a further 35 sites over the following 30 years and include the following: That's a heck of a list have you any before and after images? - 23rd November 2011 at 20:44 Permalink Historic England holds an extensive range of publications and historic collections in its public archive covering the historic environment. More than 50 former RAF homes are on sale as a job lot. Site. He told me he was scared of getting married - it was a big step. After returning to the UK from our two housing schemes opposite the Pentagon Washington DC in 1980 I purchased the first site which comprised 127 former NCO quarters at RAF Faldingworth, north of Lincoln. Photographer: Unknown photographer for John Laing plc, Historic England Archive John Laing Collection. Today, it houses restored aircraft from the RAFs history in a hangar that dates back to 1917. Listed on the National Heritage List for England. By: thawes For more information, please see our Privacy Policy, Please enter a password with 6 characters or more. Be the first to add a photo and help showcase this place to others. Having lived in Chicksands, the best option is actually to have a quarter in or around RAF Henlow. Speaking to the Forces Network afterwards, Mr Ellwood explained why planned closures had changed, saying: The challenges are, if you want to vacate a site, where are you going to move them to? Coupled maintenance shed. It's better served by public transport, has a better variety of shops, is a 20 minute drive from Hitchin/30 minute drive from Letchworth Garden City and the quarters are in a much better overall standard than Chicksands. Just a bit of fun in passing - the only time in MQs in 27 years. In 9 bays of 5.8m, total length 52m, and with two clear spans, each of 30.5m; internal clear height is 7.6m. Bedroom wings were not inspected, but a high level of detailing was maintained throughout the building. The outer ends of the wings are emphasised with a central brought-forward section in brickwork, but with window and door in a stone surround; the 16-pane sash is in a 'Gibbsian' surround (but without pediment), above panelled door in wide pilasters under plain frieze and cornice. We are the largest and fastest growing community of UK forces veterans on the web with over 500,000 members! By 1924, when it was selected as the permanent home of the School of Aeronautical Engineering, Henlow was producing 35 engines and 15 aircraft each month. 13 Maintenance Unit. Read the Enriching the List Terms and Conditions. The dining room has a flat segmental plaster panelled ceiling above a continuous horizontal moulded architrave, panelled doors in moulded architraves, wall pilasters, and high-level windows. The Aircraft Riggers' School was brought in after 1935, and during the Second World War it performed a vital function as one of the RAF's largest Maintenance Units, overhauling, repairing and modifying a wide range of fighters and bombers, from Spitfires and Typhoons to Lancasters. The club said it would have "no option but to close" unless the . Data returned from the Piano 'meterActive/meterExpired' callback event. Use our map search to find more listed places. And it is there that an exciting investment opportunity has arisen to buy 54 houses and a former RAF canteen in the village of Brookenby, near Market Rasen. The successful buyer could rake in 19,900 a month or 239,000 a year in rent from 50 of the former RAF married quarters homes, with the chance to increase the yield to 260,000 from renting out four other houses once refurbished. 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. During the Second World War the station was a major base for secret communication . This has retained an extensive group of married quarters, executed in the Garden City tradition, and barracks and office buildings dated 1933-5 which display unique architectural treatment for a military air base. This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. Roofs all low-pitched hipped.EXTERIOR: Windows are generally glazing-bar sashes, except for the centre block, set to rubbed voussoirs in a light brick than the walling, and to stooled stone sills. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100024900.© British Crown and SeaZone Solutions Limited 2023. [3], Henlow was chosen as a military aircraft repair depot in 1917 and was built by MacAlpine during 1918. Please do not contact BritishListedBuildings.co.uk for any queries related to any individual listed building, As you probably know all of the married quarters there have been returned and passed on for social housing. 43 Squadron RAF and No. The outer faces to the wings have some larger sashes, and, towards the rear, smaller lights to service rooms. The gabled ends are sheeted, above a continuous sliding track box. That site is not suitable. All rights reserved. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public. An extra area was added in early 1920, and in March of that year Henlow became the Inland Area Aircraft Depot; it was thus one of a very small number of airfields retained for use after November 1918, in its role as the RAF's flight test and maintenance centre forming a vital element within Sir Hugh Trenchard's newly-independent air force. Buildings Scheduled monuments Parks and gardens Battlefields Shipwrecks. Search over 1 million photographs and drawings from the 1850s to the present day using our images archive. The links each side have a lower eaves and roof-line, and are in 6 bays, with 16-pane sashes. If the property market is all about location, the rolling hills of the Lincolnshire Wolds take some beating. Explore the many ways you can help to support the incredibly rich and varied heritage. Former RAF homes at Brookenby are up for grabs, Last open day at RAF Binbrook before it closed in 1987. The properties at Mayflower Park are situated close to RAF Henlow. The Department lease back those married quarters they require. The domestic site, which was subjected to an extensive rebuilding programme concentrated in the first half of the 1930s, is situated across the A6001 to the south of the technical group. By 1924, when it was selected as the permanent home of the School of Aeronautical Engineering, Henlow was producing 35 engines and 15 aircraft each month. Three further houses are in the process of being done up and a fourth property needs refurbishment. A significant period was during the Battle of Britain in 1940: Hurricanes manufactured in Canada were crated in, assembled at Henlow and flown onto front-line bases. This 100-ft span shed, whose span reflected the greater scale of military aircraft late in 1918, represents the first move from wood to metal trusses in RAF hangar design: it is the only example to have survived. Parachute training, including SOE officers, was another key function of the base. Using an old browser means that some parts of our website might not work correctly. See our extensive range of expert advice to help you care for and protect historic places. Henlow Flying Club was told by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) that it could not fly from the airfield at RAF Henlow from Thursday. Our site may be seen at www.welbeckestate.com and under 'Projects and Management profile' the ex MOD projects may be seen. Buildings 186, 187, 188 and 189 (Aircraft Hangars), RAF Henlow, Building 190 (Coupled General Service Shed), RAF Henlow, Building 370 with 330 (Officer's Mess), RAF Henlow. The land will be used for housing to help meet the government's target of 160,000 homes by 2020. It is the most distinguished of a well-planned and handled series of buildings built on the domestic site at RAF Henlow in the 1932-4 period, with gauged detail to sand-faced external brickwork and high-quality internal treatment. The War Office had issued instructions for the construction of repair depots for each RFC Command, further to heightened awareness of the need to train more men in the rapid repair of aircraft and aero engines in order to sustain the war effort. Work started 3 weeks ago, the air raid shelter from out side the H block was moved to The museum around 5 years ago. [15] The finished Hurricanes were completed on the decks of the carriers and flown out to Malta. The outer faces to the wings have some larger sashes, and, towards the rear, smaller lights to service rooms. The Aircraft Riggers' School was brought in after 1935, and during the Second World War it performed a vital function as one of the RAF's largest Maintenance Units, overhauling, repairing and modifying a wide range of fighters and bombers, from Spitfires and Typhoons to Lancasters. Openings have flush concrete lintels. 54 houses and a former RAF canteen at community that took name of old plague village, Sign up to our free email alerts for the top daily stories sent straight to your e-mail. The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system. For any other issue or if you need help, please email: Our website works best with the latest version of the browsers below, unfortunately your browser is not supported. No 9, Officers Married Quarters, Kalafrana, Malta, 1966. Sites to date we have been involved are at: www.welbeckestate.com under 'Management Profile and Projects'. - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00. Building 189 differs only in having wider main spans.INTERIOR: Main spaces have plain concrete floors, except where modified for eg a gymnasium. [6], Originally a repair depot for aircraft from the Western Front, the Station officially opened on 18 May 1918 when Lt Col Robert Francis Stapleton-Cotton arrived with a party of 40 airmen from Farnborough. You are using an out of date browser. Basic engineering theory and management were taught at the Officers' Engineering School (formerly at Farnborough), one of the 1932 pupils being Frank Whittle. By: REF Below are just some of our members who have served at RAF Henlow. For more help, or for those serving abroad on Operations or Exercise, visit the What to do in a family emergency guide. Part of the Alfred Newton and Sons collection. The Aircraft Riggers' School was brought in after 1935, and during the Second World War it performed a vital function as one of the RAF's largest Maintenance Units, overhauling, repairing and modifying a wide range of fighters and bombers, from Spitfires and Typhoons to Lancasters. This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. During the inter-war years, the station was used as the first parachute testing centre and housed the officers engineering school, while jet engine pioneer Sir Frank Whittle spend time at Henlows technical college. I spent my childhood in base at Waterbeach - that's been sold off now, and is going to be 15,000 homes soon. Same branch, entry date only I have two children. There's effectively two estates - in the wire is very nicely maintained, however the front gate are absolute arses for visitors. Important notice This content is currently. 44 Squadron between 1937 and 1937. It is a satellite site of RAF Henlow and is one of the smallest RAF Stations having only two Station buildings and 24 married quarters. Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Emergency contact. Unlike Buildings 186-9, this has retained its original external detail in the form of window and door fitments - although it has lost its original roof lights and stack.The flying field has been partly developed by a golf course. This site uses cookies. Source Historic England Archive BB98/02592. All rights reserved. Otherwise a single large working space; on each of the longer sides is a low single-storey set of stores or offices, occupying the central bays, set outside the main volume. Yep, was a few years back but it was hoofing scran! Prince of Wales carrier stripped for spares to keep QE2 going? , but the married quarters were still in use, the . The bronze figure forms part of 'St Michaels Victory over the Devil', which was unveiled at the cathedral by Epsteins widow, Kathleen, in 1960. Search over 400,000 listed places. The dining room has a flat segmental plaster panelled ceiling above a continuous horizontal moulded architrave, panelled doors in moulded architraves, wall pilasters, and high-level windows. [21] The college was amalgamated with RAF College Cranwell in 1965. There is a small window on each return to this pedimented section. Search over 400,000 listed places. Using an old browser means that some parts of our website might not work correctly. If you need any other info, feel free to give me a shout. think they sold off the Military Port and the married quarters. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100024900.© British Crown and SeaZone Solutions Limited 2023. All government data published here Is it just ex RAF quarters that you buy? Use our map search to find more listed places. Construction at Henlow - conveniently served by the Midland Railway - was begun in 1917, and some of the more substantial structures including the hangars date from this time; the last of the huts dating from this period were demolished in the 1970s. We HAD to accept a barrow load of pre-war partly rusted kitchen wares - including a 20" fish kettle!! Source Historic England Archive BB98/02592. If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can 01-DEC-05 , RAF Henlow GV II 7 Force Protection Wing Headquarters, RAF Coningsby, during a mission rehearsal exercise lasting several days. [12] An additional hangar was added to the inventory in the 1930s and this too is now listed. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100024900.© British Crown and SeaZone Solutions Limited 2023. The RAF Mildenhall members worked alongside Royal Air Force members from 15 Squadron, RAF Honington; No. Red facing brick in Flemish bond, Portland stone dressings, slate roofs. By: avion ancien [13], During the Second World War Henlow was used to assemble the Hawker Hurricanes which had been built at the Hurricane factory operated by Canadian Car and Foundry in Fort William, Ontario, Canada, under the leadership of Elsie MacGill. Find out about listed buildings and other protected sites, and search the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Raf Henlow Hob Uid: 1397210 Location : Central Bedfordshire Clifton, Meppershall, Henlow Grid Ref : TL1640036700 Summary : A key site for military aviation heritage: a military airfield used in both World Wars, the inter-war years and post-war. The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority. Hi, Im looking for a bit of information on Housing/Married Quarters. For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948. In 1983, the Land Registry took over part of the site. There is horizontal bracing to the bays adjoining the door openings, and a series of light steel purlins carries the roof sheeting.HISTORY: RAF Henlow was established in 1917 as the Eastern Command Repair Depot, raised to Group status in 1965 and still in RAF hands. - 23rd November 2011 at 12:44 Permalink The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. To each sude on each floor is a 16-pane sash. And the 4,392 sq ft former NAAFI canteen is included in the sale, which could be developed as housing or a shop. Contents 1 History 2 Present 2.1 Facilities 2.2 Cadets 3 Operational units The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public. The various rules and priorities will work hugely in your favour.

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