I am collating a documentary of life and experiences on married quarter estates throughout the post war years in particular on RAF MQs through the late 1940s to the 1980s. Red facing brick in Flemish bond, Portland stone dressings, slate roofs. We don't have any photos of this building yet. There is a small window on each return to this pedimented section. The Control Tower was at this time manufactured from packing case material, and still remains. All rights reserved. The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority. This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. Officers' Mess. 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. Above the doors to the servery is a bowed balcony with Art Deco metal balustrade, on 4 cantilevered consoles. Discover and use our high-quality applied research to support the protection and management of the historic environment. We have decided that five sites will be part of a phase withdrawal and disposal, he said. Search over 400,000 listed places Overview Official List Entry This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest. 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. RAF Akrotiri is situated on the Akrotiri Peninsular on the south coast of Cyprus, probably the most sought after posting in the Royal Air Force (RAF). The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system. inaccuracy or intrusion, then please As you probably know all of the married quarters there have been returned and passed on for social housing. RAF Henlow | Royal Air Force Roofs all low-pitched hipped. BUILDINGS 186,187, 188 AND 189 (AIRCRAFT HANGARS), RAF HENLOW, Listed on the National Heritage List for England. This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest. British Forces overseas posting: RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus - GOV.UK Walls, buttresses, internal piers and door 'pylons' in brick, Dorman Long steel trusses, steel-framed doors clad in corrugated steel sheeting, and roofs in later profiled steel.PLAN: A double-span shed with gabled ends; roof trusses carried on external raking buttresses and internal paired piers. [4] Four Belfast Hangars were built and are now listed buildings. BUILDING 190 (COUPLED GENERAL SERVICE SHED), RAF HENLOW, Henlow - 1391624 | Historic England Home Listing Search the List List Entry BUILDING 190 (COUPLED GENERAL SERVICE SHED), RAF HENLOW BUILDING 190 (COUPLED GENERAL SERVICE SHED), RAF HENLOW Listed on the National Heritage List for England. There's effectively two estates - in the wire is very nicely maintained, however the front gate are absolute arses for visitors. Be the first to add a photo and help showcase this place to others. Above the doors to the servery is a bowed balcony with Art Deco metal balustrade, on 4 cantilevered consoles. We will open up fresh opportunities for military families to find work, to lay down permanent roots and organise more stable schooling for their children, he said. Picture: Crown Copyright 2018. Search over 400,000 listed places. 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: the most consistently well-handled of these buildings is the officers' mess. "This picturesque location is a desirable location to live. A Gannett Company. Historic England holds an extensive range of publications and historic collections in its public archive covering the historic environment. Group of four paired aircraft hangars in line. - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00, Following on from the request for info on RAF MQ sites for our proposed documentary. The various rules and priorities will work hugely in your favour. - 23rd November 2011 at 11:55. Discover and use our high-quality applied research to support the protection and management of the historic environment. I started humming 'whale meat again..'! In an emergency contact the Main Guardroom. In 1947 the School of Aeronautical Engineering became the RAF Technical College, moving to Cranwell in 1965. A contractor cutting bricks for the wall of the partially-restored wild and natural walled garden at Warley Place, Brentwood. [23], Henlow then hosted the RAF Signals Engineering Establishment and the Radio Engineering Unit, established in 1980. For more help, or for those serving abroad on Operations or Exercise, visit the What to do in a family emergency guide. 2 Tactical Police Squadron, RAF Henlow; and No. The UK Military Arms Control and Verification Centre has been there since the 1990s, as well as the Headquarters RAF Provost and Security Services. 1961 Reserve Air Observation Post Flight RAF, "RAF Halton Defence Aerodrome Manual (DAM)", "Non-inhabited listed buildings on the MOD UK estate: 2015", "RAF stations, airfields and other establishments", "Building 190 (Coupled service shed), RAF Henlow(Grade II) (1391624)", "Buildings 186, 187, 188 and 189 (Aircraft Hangars), RAF Henlow (1391623)", "BUILDING 370 WITH 330 (OFFICER'S MESS), RAF HENLOW (1391625)", "Ministry of Defence to sell 13 sites for 17,000 homes", "Is Your Military Base Closing? He told me he was scared of getting married - it was a big step. Married Quarters - 1940s to 1980s | Key Aero UK RAF Stations Map. 22 Married Quarters RAF Hemswell, Lincs. - 23rd November 2011 at 12:27 Permalink Yep, was a few years back but it was hoofing scran! INTERIOR: Some polished oak panelling in the entrance circulation area; fine dog-leg staircase with turned balusters to solid string and square newels to simple finials, all in polished oak. Search over 1 million photographs and drawings from the 1850s to the present day using our images archive. Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Search over 1 million photographs and drawings from the 1850s to the present day using our images archive. - 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 Royal Air Force support station in Bedfordshire, England, 1st Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Brigade, No. Anyone want to buy a VILLAGE? 54 former RAF homes up for sale and you The Control Tower was at this time manufactured from packing case material, and still remains. [12] An additional hangar was added to the inventory in the 1930s and this too is now listed. ex MOD and MQ sites 1979 - 2014 - Derelict Places 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. will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry. 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. Is it just ex RAF quarters that you buy? Ordnance Survey Licence number 100024900.© British Crown and SeaZone Solutions Limited 2023. Read the Enriching the List Terms and Conditions. Photographer: Unknown photographer for John Laing plc, Historic England Archive John Laing Collection. [3], Henlow was chosen as a military aircraft repair depot in 1917 and was built by MacAlpine during 1918. See our extensive range of expert advice to help you care for and protect historic places. To the right (north-east) is a later wing (not included). External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Read the Enriching the List Terms and Conditions. The base looks after the Supply Central Computer System. 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. There is a Facebook page: WAGS of Henlow, where there is an extremely good support network, but also there is less expectation to adapt to the RAF side of life when you're not in the RAF. Heritage Apprentices in a training session on the Researching The Historic Environment module and training in Architectural Photography. 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 roof of the right wing has been extended by one or two bays to the rear. Dental centre For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Marriage is about the rest of your life, not the one day.I concur with the comments made about the army though. 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. Original married quarters at RAF Henlow. I am most of the way through joining as a Communications Technician, and have an estimated start date of March 2015. Editors' Code of Practice. Building 370 with 330 (Officer's Mess), RAF Henlow 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. © Crown Copyright and database right 2023. Follow this link for more information about the investment opportunity. of their married quarters estate in England and Wales to the Annington Group of companies for 1,662 million. - 23rd November 2011 at 18:45 Permalink User contributions are not fact checked and do not represent the official position of Historic England. 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. I am collating a documentary of life and experiences on married quarter estates throughout the post war years in particular on RAF MQs through the late 1940s to the 1980s. Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. 10 years and three kids - seriously!Apologies for the rant, but you'll be better treated for it and you don't need to spend a fortune on the wedding. In its role as a training base for skilled engineers and equipping operational stations with the latest aircraft it became, with Cranwell, Halton and Uxbridge, one of the RAF's largest bases, accommodating some 7000 of various nationalities in 1940. Licence number 102006.006. VAT No. 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, IMAGE OF THE MONTH: Jacob Epstein's sculpture of the Devil being delivered to Coventry Cathedral on the back of a lorry. No 9, Officers Married Quarters, Kalafrana, Malta, 1966. This copy shows the entry on 01-May-2023 at 22:04:37. Basic engineering theory and management were taught at the Officers' Engineering School (formerly at Farnborough), one of the 1932 pupils being Frank Whittle. Having lived in Chicksands, the best option is actually to have a quarter in or around RAF Henlow. Some later small office units have been inserted to the main spaces, which otherwise are clear, but with a central row of paired brick columns; these carry a longitudinal thin brick stiffening diaphragm in brick on a segmental arch, are 2 bricks square, with a clear gap, and the outer faces carry a concrete spreader on brick corbelled in 3 courses to carry a strut in 3 small scantling timbers spliced into the doubled bottom chord of Belfast trusses. 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. [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. - 25th November 2011 at 06:56 Permalink It houses the RAF Centre of Aviation Medicine, the Joint Arms Control Implementation Group(JACIG), elements of Defence Equipment and Support, and the Signals Museum. Search over 1 million photographs and drawings from the 1850s to the present day using our images archive. Also I wish to include RAF Khormaksar and RAF Wildenrath. All rights reserved. Be the first to add a photo and help showcase this place to others. [24], In December 2011, RAF Henlow along with 14 other Ministry of Defence sites in the United Kingdom were designated as being dangerously radioactive. Buildings Scheduled monuments Parks and gardens Battlefields Shipwrecks. Life isn't fair and the Armed forces are 30 years behind modern society when it comes to this sort of thing. The 15 bases were believed to be poisoned as a consequence of undetermined activity during the Second World War. The properties at Mayflower Park are situated close to RAF Henlow. 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. 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. 01-DEC-05 shed), RAF Henlow GV II The place is not ready because weve not built it or theres been a slow down in the build, or the other way round. Red facing brick in Flemish bond, Portland stone dressings, slate roofs.PLAN: A characteristic symmetrical layout, with 2-storey central block containing public rooms and mess, with transverse axial main mess, and kitchens with services to the rear. The Department lease back those married quarters they require. Find out about services offered by Historic England for funding, planning, education and research, as well as training and skill development. This site uses cookies. The parish council website adds that the homes were built to a very high standard, some as early as 1938/39 and others as late as the mid 1950s. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Pointless signs - meaningless, daft or just plain nonsense. RAF Henlow is a Royal Air Force station in Bedfordshire, England, equidistant from Bedford, Luton and Stevenage. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. 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, IMAGE OF THE MONTH: Jacob Epstein's sculpture of the Devil being delivered to Coventry Cathedral on the back of a lorry. 01-DEC-05 , RAF Henlow. Data returned from the Piano 'meterActive/meterExpired' callback event. BUILDING 370 WITH 330 (OFFICER'S MESS), RAF HENLOW, Henlow - 1391625 | Historic England Home Listing Search the List List Entry BUILDING 370 WITH 330 (OFFICER'S MESS), RAF HENLOW BUILDING 370 WITH 330 (OFFICER'S MESS), RAF HENLOW Listed on the National Heritage List for England. By chance, I marrried a year later & moved into the first one. The most complete group of early buildings at Henlow comprises the five General Service Sheds which, although subjected to some external alteration, comprise the most complete ensemble of hangar buildings on any British site for the period up to 1923. Emergency contact. 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. Basic engineering theory and management were taught at the Officers' Engineering School (formerly at Farnborough), one of the 1932 pupils being Frank Whittle. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. These facilities will now close several years later than originally stated, and in some cases units staying in place throughout that period.. The links each side have a lower eaves and roof-line, and are in 6 bays, with 16-pane sashes. Dorman Long and Co Ltd had in 1918 been asked by the Air Ministry to supply two types of 100-ft span trusses for aircraft sheds, the Armistice curtailing work on other sites. Buildings 186,187, 188 and 189 (Aircraft Hangars), Raf Henlow 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. There is vertical X-bracing between bays, and horizontal bracing in the bays adjoining the main doors.HISTORY: RAF Henlow was established in 1917 as the Eastern Command Repair Depot, raised to Group status in 1965 and still in RAF hands. 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. The brick quoins to these ends and to the centre block are 'rusticated', with 3 courses brought forward to one recessed. They are Prince William of Gloucester Barracks, Venning Barracks, RAF Henlow, Chilwell Station and RAF Halton. Buildings Scheduled monuments Parks and gardens Battlefields Shipwrecks. - 24th November 2011 at 10:45 Permalink In 1947 the School of Aeronautical Engineering became the RAF Technical College, moving to Cranwell in 1965.The most complete group of early buildings at Henlow comprises the five General Service Sheds which, although subjected to some external alteration, comprise the most complete ensemble of hangar buildings on any British site for the period up to 1923. 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. [8] The Officers Engineering School moved there in 1924 from Farnborough. A most memorable time was the press day at RAF Henlow late 1967 where the 'allied' air force was unveiled and talking to Squadron Leader Bob Stamford-Tuck who was a guest with other veteran of the battle I still have a press cutting of showing Bob Stamford-Tuck with my late brother David . Bedroom wings were not inspected, but a high level of detailing was maintained throughout the building. 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. [18], The empty packing crates that the Hurricane aircraft were shipped in were used to make the original control tower (which has now been replaced by a more modern two-storey Portakabin type). Licence number 102006.006. RAF Henlows closure date has been pushed back to 2023 after the Ministry of Defence updated plans for more than 30 sites across the country. So you can see that there is a knock on, kind of domino affect of decision making.. 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. Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. 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. 7 Force Protection Wing Headquarters, RAF Coningsby, during a mission rehearsal exercise lasting several days. - 24th November 2011 at 00:02 Permalink The estate once provided accommodation for families at Lightning jet fighter base RAF Binbrook. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. I had 6 (?) Bob Blackwell SERGEANT Served from 1953 - 1973 Served in RAF Henlow Laurence Little L. A. The roof of the right wing has been extended by one or two bays to the rear. 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. Search over 400,000 listed places. See our extensive range of expert advice to help you care for and protect historic places. See how you can help. [22] The RAF Officer Cadet Training Unit then moved in, but this also moved to Cranwell in 1980. If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can Find out about listed buildings and other protected sites, and search the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). 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. One wedding present was a plastic washing-up bowl. Find out about listed buildings and other protected sites, and search the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Using an old browser means that some parts of our website might not work correctly. In its role as a training base for skilled engineers and equipping operational stations with the latest aircraft it became, with Cranwell, Halton and Uxbridge, one of the RAF's largest bases, accommodating some 7000 of various nationalities in 1940. 01-DEC-05 ft hangars), RAF Henlow GV II Lounge has brick fire surround, polished oak dado panelling and doors, picture rail and ceiling cornice. It's just a case of selecting RAF Henlow as your preferred living area. Raf henlow hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy All rights reserved. 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. 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. Find out more about Heritage Apprenticeships. RAF Henlow in Bedfordshire provides the support to enable lodger units to deliver global operations. In Chicksands, despite being tri-service, is very heavy on living to the Army standard (including the wives attempting to wear the rank of their husbands and ordering serving personnel around - just f*** them off if they do so, the chain of command can do naff all about it unless you're rude). It may not display this or other websites correctly. The RAF Mildenhall members worked alongside Royal Air Force members from 15 Squadron, RAF Honington; No. [29], Notable units based at RAF Henlow in 2017/18. In 1979 Mrs Thatcher's government announced there were a surplus of MQ sites and disused airfields which were to be sold. 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. 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. Why don't you be the first to send us one? Use of this data is subject to Terms and Conditions. RAF Henlow was established in 1917 as the Eastern Command Repair Depot, raised to Group status in 1965 and still in RAF hands. The brick quoins to these ends and to the centre block are 'rusticated', with 3 courses brought forward to one recessed. Parachute training, including SOE officers, was another key function of the base. - 23rd November 2011 at 12:44 Permalink Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Site. Terracotta tiles on the roof of Saintoft Lodge, Newton-on-Rawcliffe, Ryedale, North Yorkshire. 90 Army MQs Tidworth Garrison Wilts. "We have decided that five. Important notice This content is currently. Use our map search to find more listed places. Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Commander Wing Commander J C A (Chris) Brooke BSc (Hons) RAF Wing Commander Chris Brooke commissioned into the RAF in 1997. is used under licence. Register today and take advantage of membership benefits. Historic England holds an extensive range of publications and historic collections in its public archive covering the historic environment. The Royal Air Force show off improved accommodation for married servicemen.GV old style Exterior Air. 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. 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. 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. Jun 11, 2014 #3 Having lived in Chicksands, the best option is actually to have a quarter in or around RAF Henlow. This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. The centre block is in 9 bays, with replacement plain sash; the centre unit is stepped forward, under a closed pediment with a small bulls-eye light, above 3 close-set windows. 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. Under the heading 'Aviation' is a reference to our ownership of DC3s and Devons/Doves. This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. In its role as a training base for skilled engineers and equipping operational stations with the latest aircraft it became, with Cranwell, Halton and Uxbridge, one of the RAF's largest bases, accommodating some 7000 of various nationalities in 1940. Members of RAF Henlow | Forces Reunited Search over 400,000 listed places. JavaScript is disabled. The Departments objectives for the sale were: a) to transfer to the private sector property which the Department did not need to own themselves;
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