This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest. Part of the Alfred Newton and Sons collection. The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority. By creating an account you agree to us emailing you with newsletters and discounts, which you can switch off in your account at any time. "With the village of Binbrook just one mile away, a new name had to be produced and the old name 'Brookenby', reputedly the name of a former 'plague village', was reactivated. Terracotta tiles on the roof of Saintoft Lodge, Newton-on-Rawcliffe, Ryedale, North Yorkshire. HISTORY: Dated 1933, this officers' mess illustrates through its handling and detail the impact of consultation with the Royal Fine Arts Commission on military airfield architecture. All rights reserved. We are the largest and fastest growing community of UK forces veterans on the web with over 500,000 members! [4] Four Belfast Hangars were built and are now listed buildings. Read the Enriching the List Terms and Conditions. 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. Annington is giving a new lease of life to the homes, formerly military married quarters, by lightly refurbishing them to provide homes for local first-time buyers and growing families. - 25th November 2011 at 06:56 Permalink All rights reserved. Also I wish to include RAF Khormaksar and RAF Wildenrath. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. 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. By: rogcoll - 23rd November 2011 at 11:55. 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During his speech in the House of Commons, Mr Ellwood also confirmed that work is being done to help military personnel and their families after stations are closed. Heritage Apprentices in a training session on the Researching The Historic Environment module and training in Architectural Photography. Openings have flush concrete lintels. These facilities will now close several years later than originally stated, and in some cases units staying in place throughout that period.. Below are just some of our members who have served at RAF Henlow. Use our map search to find more listed places. Historic England holds an extensive range of publications and historic collections in its public archive covering the historic environment. [10] Between 1932 and 1933, Sir Frank Whittle was a student at the RAF technical College on the base. The Control Tower was at this time manufactured from packing case material, and still remains. Read about our current news, projects and campaigns nationally and in your area. [25], Administratively, RAF Henlow was part of a combined base, RAF Brampton Wyton Henlow, until RAF Brampton was closed in 2013. I spent my childhood in base at Waterbeach - that's been sold off now, and is going to be 15,000 homes soon. By: thawes Using an old browser means that some parts of our website might not work correctly. contact the editor here. The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. 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 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. 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. Data returned from the Piano 'meterActive/meterExpired' callback event. The Royal Air Force show off improved accommodation for married servicemen.GV old style Exterior Air. I lived in one of the Chatham (Walderslade) MQs as a 5 year old back in the late 60s, on what is now called McKenzie Drive. 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. HENLOW 346/0/10010 Building 190 (Coupled general service Find out more about Heritage Apprenticeships. 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. 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. Any photographs of these MQs would be greatly appreciated. The brick quoins to these ends and to the centre block are 'rusticated', with 3 courses brought forward to one recessed. Also I wish to include RAF Khormaksar and RAF Wildenrath. [24], In December 2011, RAF Henlow along with 14 other Ministry of Defence sites in the United Kingdom were designated as being dangerously radioactive. 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. To the right (north-east) is a later wing (not included). Discover and use our high-quality applied research to support the protection and management of the historic environment. 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. Red facing brick in Flemish bond, Portland stone dressings, slate roofs. Licence number 102006.006. 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. Find out about listed buildings and other protected sites, and search the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). To the right (north-east) is a later wing (not included). Parachute training, including SOE officers, was another key function of the base. "We have decided that five. This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. The outer faces to the wings have some larger sashes, and, towards the rear, smaller lights to service rooms. 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 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. I have done a bit of research on Quarters and seem to get varied responses. RAF Henlowis a Royal Air Forcestation in Bedfordshire, England, equidistant from Bedford, Lutonand Stevenage. 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. https://www.gov.uk/defence-infrastrly-accommodation#entitlement-for-sfa-and-ssfa, Where are the married patches in the Portsmouth area. - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00. 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. 1918, by the War Office's Directorate of Fortifications and Works; drawing No 2010/18. Source Historic England Archive BB98/02592. The flying field has been partly developed by a golf course. Bedroom wings were not inspected, but a high level of detailing was maintained throughout the building. RAF Henlow is a Royal Air Force station in Bedfordshire, England, equidistant from Bedford, Luton and Stevenage. Use of this data is subject to Terms and Conditions. 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. The sheds are aligned to the access road, with a larger interval between 188 and 189 than that between the first three.EXTERIOR: The general design of all the sheds is similar, with minor differences in the scope of the attached out-buildings. Parachute training, including SOE officers, was another key function of the base. Lounge has brick fire surround, polished oak dado panelling and doors, picture rail and ceiling cornice. Full height and width doors, eight leaves to each opening, are in cross-braced steel framing exposed externally over corrugated cladding, and at each outer end is the original 'pylon' to take the stacked doors. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public. By: REF See our extensive range of expert advice to help you care for and protect historic places. Homes used to house RAF personnel have been put up for sale as a job lot. 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. A small box eaves is carried all round, on a cyma mould to the centre.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. Jun 11, 2014 #3 Having lived in Chicksands, the best option is actually to have a quarter in or around RAF Henlow. 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. That is very impressive, FYI work has started on the last remaining H block at Tangmere turning it into apartments. The bedroom wings have hipped roofs; towards the courtyard they are in 9 bays; the centre bay is brought forward, and taken above eaves-line to a flat, flush stone-coped parapet, above a stone-dressed central feature, with a 16-pane sash in 'Gibbsian' surround and to a closed pediment, above a pair of panelled doors in wide pilaster surround with frieze and cornice. Register today and take advantage of membership benefits. Officers' Mess. Lounge has brick fire surround, polished oak dado panelling and doors, picture rail and ceiling cornice. To each sude on each floor is a 16-pane sash. 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. When I first read that, what I thought I saw was mention of a 20' rather than a 20" fish kettle. This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. During the Second World War the station was a major base for secret communication . In 1979 Mrs Thatcher's government announced there were a surplus of MQ sites and disused airfields which were to be sold. 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. The ex RAF MQ sites for the period from the late 1940s to the 1970s we are missing and are seeking photographs from that period are RAF Ballykelly NI, RAF Cranwell, RAF Faldingworth, RAF Hemswell, RAF Khormaksar Aden, RAF Manby, RAF Marham, RAF Middleton St George, RAF Scampton, RAF Tangmere, RAF Waddington, RAF Waterbeach, RAF Wildenrath Germany. 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. Officers' Mess. They were married - except for the piece of paper- and he was getting seen off for the allowance and perks. will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry. Listed on the National Heritage List for England. The Department lease back those married quarters they require. So you can see that there is a knock on, kind of domino affect of decision making.. Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Three further houses are in the process of being done up and a fourth property needs refurbishment. Please do not contact BritishListedBuildings.co.uk for any queries related to any individual listed building, You may be disgusted, offended or simply bemused by this suggestion and bleat about how life isn't fair and discrimination etc, but you have a child and if your relationship is 'like being married' then do it. There is a small window on each return to this pedimented section. It may not display this or other websites correctly. [11] He later spent some time in charge of aero engine testing on the base before being sent to Cambridge. Parachute testing was undertaken with Vimy aircraft and parachutists hanging off the wings and allowing the chute to deploy and enable them to drift back to the ground. © Crown Copyright and database right 2023. See our extensive range of expert advice to help you care for and protect historic places. 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. 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.RAF Henlow was established in 1917 as the Eastern Command Repair Depot, raised to Group status in 1965 and still in RAF hands. [5] Henlow Camp, a civilian settlement, grew up around the base at that time. The roof of the right wing has been extended by one or two bays to the rear. It's just a case of selecting RAF Henlow as your preferred living area. 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 base looks after the Supply Central Computer System. This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. 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. [27] The closure date was later extended to 2023,[28] and once more to 2026. Source Historic England Archive BB98/02592. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. 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. We want to build, but the local plan, the local authority is yet to catch up with what we actually want to do. The Departments objectives for the sale were: a) to transfer to the private sector property which the Department did not need to own themselves; This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest. Buildings Scheduled monuments Parks and gardens Battlefields Shipwrecks. [29], Notable units based at RAF Henlow in 2017/18. Between the groups of doors to each span a large down-pipe is carried in a recess to brick piers. By chance, I marrried a year later & moved into the first one. 2 Tactical Police Squadron, RAF Henlow; and No. You are using an out of date browser. 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. - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00. Search over 1 million photographs and drawings from the 1850s to the present day using our images archive. This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest. The SE side has three 2-storey lean-to extensions corresponding to each end bay and the centre bay, and the field side is similar.EXTERIOR: The long flanks are almost identical, with broad raking buttresses flanking half-brick curtain walls containing paired 24-pane steel casements in a continuous clerestory strip to 3 bays each side of centre, and similar low-level fenestration, but with some smaller lights in bays near the outer ends. 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. - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00, I would also suggest your register and ask here, http://www.pprune.org/military-aircrew-57/. Dental centre 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. Emergency contact. 80 Squadron RAF. 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. Search over 400,000 listed places. Accept it - otherwise, all the other 'unfair' things will annoy you too. Life isn't fair and the Armed forces are 30 years behind modern society when it comes to this sort of thing. 90 Army MQs Tidworth Garrison Wilts. The various rules and priorities will work hugely in your favour. Find out more about Heritage Apprenticeships. [20], A major RAF technical training college was also formed at Henlow in 1947. inaccuracy or intrusion, then please All rights reserved. The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority. All rights reserved. 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 . 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. 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. 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. 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. Indeed from 1979 I have been actively involved in the acquisition of 36 redundant MOD sites starting with RAF Faldingworth NCO MQs in 1979 to our latest purchase the Officer MQs at RAF Ballykelly taking in amongst others RAF North Coates, RAF Hemswell, RAF Bicester and RAF West Raynham on the way. Find out about listed buildings and other protected sites, and search the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). [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. Hi, Im looking for a bit of information on Housing/Married Quarters. 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. He told me he was scared of getting married - it was a big step. 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. 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. Search over 1 million photographs and drawings from the 1850s to the present day using our images archive. - 23rd November 2011 at 14:44 Permalink This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's
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