In 1947 the School of Aeronautical Engineering became the RAF Technical College, moving to Cranwell in 1965. 19 Squadron RAF, No. 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. To each sude on each floor is a 16-pane sash. Chicksands has the nicer area, but if you're going to be training there, you'll be sick of the place. Read the Enriching the List Terms and Conditions. 01-DEC-05 , RAF Henlow. Discover and use our high-quality applied research to support the protection and management of the historic environment. 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. The outer faces to the wings have some larger sashes, and, towards the rear, smaller lights to service rooms. And you should have seen the Hal Far CO's house just up the roadit was like Buckingham Palace. Source Historic England Archive BB98/02592. [14] After test flying in Fort William, they were disassembled and sent to Henlow in shipping containers and reassembled. - 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 The links each side have a lower eaves and roof-line, and are in 6 bays, with 16-pane sashes. - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00, My main memory of MQs is that the front door of the one we had lined up with the living room door. 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? 23 Squadron RAF, No. The Departments objectives for the sale were: a) to transfer to the private sector property which the Department did not need to own themselves; A series of raking buttresses in dark red brick frames the intermediate panels which are in half-brick thickness in lighter colour, with broad 3-light casements at a high level, and smaller lights at low level; the end bays on each side are without windows, and usually have a small door. I spent my childhood in base at Waterbeach - that's been sold off now, and is going to be 15,000 homes soon. Our site may be seen at www.welbeckestate.com and under 'Projects and Management profile' the ex MOD projects may be seen. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public. Between the groups of doors to each span a large down-pipe is carried in a recess to brick piers. Emergency contact. If you need any other info, feel free to give me a shout. Explore the many ways you can help to support the incredibly rich and varied heritage. To the right (north-east) is a later wing (not included). 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. The right wing has 4 brick stacks on the inner roof slope, and the left wing, two. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. To each side are 3 bays with 16-pane, and outer end bays 12-pane sash. Terracotta tiles on the roof of Saintoft Lodge, Newton-on-Rawcliffe, Ryedale, North Yorkshire. Be the first to add a photo and help showcase this place to others. That site is not suitable. By: PeterVerney "Since then, the village, while having its fair share of teething troubles, has slowly risen, phoenix-like, from the ashes of the former service married quarters.". [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. 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. In 1947 the School of Aeronautical Engineering became the RAF Technical College, moving to Cranwell in 1965. These facilities will now close several years later than originally stated, and in some cases units staying in place throughout that period.. This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest. 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. External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. There is a small window on each return to this pedimented section. This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00, NCOs Married Quarter RAF Thornhill (5 FTS), S. Rhodesia 1951 - 1953, By: slicer I believe I will predominately be based at Chicksands for around a year/18 months for training and wondered at what point I will be able to apply? Listed on the National Heritage List for England. - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00. By: rogcoll This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest. The state was renamed The Virginia Estate as our offices were in Arlington Virginia and the roads renamed after areas around Washington such as Washington Drive, Prince William Road, Fairfax Road and so on. Photographer: Unknown photographer for John Laing plc, Historic England Archive John Laing Collection. 38 Group (Air Combat Service Support) RAF, The following units were here at some point:[33], The Signals Museum, focused on the development of electronic communications by the RAF since the First World War, was established in 1999.[34]. RAF Henlow was established in 1917 as the Eastern Command Repair Depot, raised to Group status in 1965 and still in RAF hands. Basic engineering theory and management were taught at the Officers' Engineering School (formerly at Farnborough), one of the 1932 pupils being Frank Whittle. contact IPSO here, 2001-2023. 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. Use our map search to find more listed places. The RAF 100 Chipmunk Flypast at RAF Henlow to celebrate the air force's 100th birthday. The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. Welcome to Forces Reunited the place where you can find information and friends from RAF Henlow. A contractor cutting bricks for the wall of the partially-restored wild and natural walled garden at Warley Place, Brentwood. Former RAF homes at Brookenby are up for grabs, Last open day at RAF Binbrook before it closed in 1987. 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. This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. 80 Squadron RAF. Please do not contact BritishListedBuildings.co.uk for any queries related to any individual listed building, I have done a bit of research on Quarters and seem to get varied responses. User contributions are not fact checked and do not represent the official position of Historic England. of their married quarters estate in England and Wales to the Annington Group of companies for 1,662 million. Explore the many ways you can help to support the incredibly rich and varied heritage. They were married - except for the piece of paper- and he was getting seen off for the allowance and perks. 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. BUILDING 370 WITH 330 (OFFICER'S MESS), RAF HENLOW, Listed on the National Heritage List for England. 42 Married Quarters RAF Shotley Gate (HMS Ganges) 210 USAF MQs RAF Sculthorpe, Norfolk and 235 Acre Tech. 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. The Ministry of Defence announced on 6 September 2016 that the base is set to be closed following a consultation. Yes quite a list but I doubt you would be able to purchase the old Harwell MQ site and they have been empty for years and still are, Roger ByronCollins' Welbeck Estate Group's acquistion of 3 ex MOD sites over 40 years, HMS Jackdaw, Crail, Fife WW1/ WW2 Aerodrome, April 2008, Pen-yr-orsedd Slate Quarry, Talysarn, North Wales, April 2023. The brick quoins to these ends and to the centre block are 'rusticated', with 3 courses brought forward to one recessed. Basic engineering theory and management were taught at the Officers' Engineering School (formerly at Farnborough), one of the 1932 pupils being Frank Whittle. Historic England holds an extensive range of publications and historic collections in its public archive covering the historic environment. Roofs all low-pitched hipped. Royal Air Force Gtersloh, more commonly known as RAF Gtersloh, was a Royal Air Force Germany military airfield, the nearest Royal Air Force airfield to the East/West German border, in the vicinity of the town of Gtersloh.It was constructed by the Germans prior to the Second World War.The station was captured by the Americans in April 1945 and was handed over to the RAF in June 1945 as . Is it just ex RAF quarters that you buy? 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. 7 Force Protection Wing Headquarters, RAF Coningsby, during a mission rehearsal exercise lasting several days. Cannot help you as was detached for a short period to Wildenrath only when we had the runway done at Bruggen. 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 Department lease back those married quarters they require. Bomber Command HQ RAF Bawtry, S.Yorks. 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Basic engineering theory and management were taught at the Officers' Engineering School (formerly at Farnborough), one of the 1932 pupils being Frank Whittle. If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can 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. 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. Search over 400,000 listed places. Lounge has brick fire surround, polished oak dado panelling and doors, picture rail and ceiling cornice. The bedroom wings are double-banked, with a central entrance facing the courtyard, and access through the link blocks. During Operation Quickforce in 1941, 100 fitters from the base were deployed onto carriers which were shipping Hurricane fighters to Malta. He told me he was scared of getting married - it was a big step. Read the Enriching the List Terms and Conditions. I had 6 (?) (Air Ministry Drawing 1528/18, RAF Museum Hendon; The History of RAF Henlow, RAF Henlow, 1998). Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Henlow Flying Club was told by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) that it could not fly from the airfield at RAF Henlow from Thursday. The roof of the right wing has been extended by one or two bays to the rear. will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry. 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. Heritage Apprentices in a training session on the Researching The Historic Environment module and training in Architectural Photography. The 15 bases were believed to be poisoned as a consequence of undetermined activity during the Second World War. Picture: Crown Copyright 2018. 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? think they sold off the Military Port and the married quarters. 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. - 25th November 2011 at 11:18 Permalink 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. The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. I started humming 'whale meat again..'! Second World War. https://www.gov.uk/defence-infrastrly-accommodation#entitlement-for-sfa-and-ssfa, Where are the married patches in the Portsmouth area. All rights reserved. This site is entirely user-supported. BUILDINGS 186,187, 188 AND 189 (AIRCRAFT HANGARS), RAF HENLOW, Listed on the National Heritage List for England. After the Second World War began in 1939, the Bedfordshire base became one of the biggest RAF maintenance units and was used to assemble Hawker Hurricane fighters shipped to the UK from Canada. Work started 3 weeks ago, the air raid shelter from out side the H block was moved to The museum around 5 years ago. 1933, by the Air Ministry's Directorate of Works and Buildings. 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. 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. - 23rd November 2011 at 21:05 Permalink RAF Henlow in Bedfordshire provides the support to enable lodger units to deliver global operations. 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. Listed on the National Heritage List for England. RAF Henlow is a Royal Air Force station in Bedfordshire, England, equidistant from Bedford, Luton and Stevenage. 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. [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. Part of the Alfred Newton and Sons collection. 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. Property firm Avison Young is marketing the venture and says this about what's on offer: "The portfolio is situated on a former RAF base in the village of Brookenby, which is well located for commuting to Grimsby (12 miles), Lincoln (25 miles), Scunthorpe (25 miles) and Hull via the Humber Bridge (24 miles). 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. By: REF HENLOW 346/0/10012 Building 370 with 330 (Officer's Mess) [22] The RAF Officer Cadet Training Unit then moved in, but this also moved to Cranwell in 1980. Above the doors to the servery is a bowed balcony with Art Deco metal balustrade, on 4 cantilevered consoles. In 1979 Mrs Thatcher's government announced there were a surplus of MQ sites and disused airfields which were to be sold. Under the heading 'Aviation' is a reference to our ownership of DC3s and Devons/Doves. 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 listed buildings and other protected sites, and search the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). In 1947 the School of Aeronautical Engineering became the RAF Technical College, moving to Cranwell in 1965. The brick quoins to these ends and to the centre block are 'rusticated', with 3 courses brought forward to one recessed. To the right (north-east) is a later wing (not included). 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. Bob Blackwell SERGEANT Served from 1953 - 1973 Served in RAF Henlow Laurence Little L. A. [5] Henlow Camp, a civilian settlement, grew up around the base at that time. Egoat may be another source, register and ask there too. [23], Henlow then hosted the RAF Signals Engineering Establishment and the Radio Engineering Unit, established in 1980. In May 1920, RAF Henlow became the first parachute testing centre[7] and was later joined by another parachute unit from RAF Northolt. Find out about services offered by Historic England for funding, planning, education and research, as well as training and skill development. 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. This is linked to 2-storey ranges, set back from the main block, and on each side with long returned arms brought forward to enclose a broad entrance courtyard. This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest. Same branch, entry date only I have two children. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public. Read about our current news, projects and campaigns nationally and in your area. 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. This is linked to 2-storey ranges, set back from the main block, and on each side with long returned arms brought forward to enclose a broad entrance courtyard. Yep, was a few years back but it was hoofing scran! 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. "This picturesque location is a desirable location to live. Any photographs of these MQs would be greatly appreciated. The Control Tower was at this time manufactured from packing case material, and still remains. (If I am eligible of course). The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system. User contributions are not fact checked and do not represent the official position of Historic England. We are the largest and fastest growing community of UK forces veterans on the web with over 500,000 members! Why don't you be the first to send us one? 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). Historic England holds an extensive range of publications and historic collections in its public archive covering the historic environment. I am most of the way through joining as a Communications Technician, and have an estimated start date of March 2015. 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. By: avion ancien By: rogcoll - 23rd November 2011 at 11:55. The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system. 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. It may not display this or other websites correctly. Basic engineering theory and management were taught at the Officers' Engineering School (formerly at Farnborough), one of the 1932 pupils being Frank Whittle. RAF Henlow had a number of post-war uses, including as a base for signals engineering and a major RAF technical training college, while also being used as a filming location for 1969 film Battle of Britain. RAF Henlowis a Royal Air Forcestation in Bedfordshire, England, equidistant from Bedford, Lutonand Stevenage. Redbull, I'm in exactly the same position myself. To each side at the ground floor the central bay has a pair of glazed French doors with louvred shutters. 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. [12] An additional hangar was added to the inventory in the 1930s and this too is now listed. Prince of Wales carrier stripped for spares to keep QE2 going? 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. The estate once provided accommodation for families at Lightning jet fighter base RAF Binbrook. Buildings Scheduled monuments Parks and gardens Battlefields Shipwrecks. [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). 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. This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest. Read the Enriching the List Terms and Conditions. Just a bit of fun in passing - the only time in MQs in 27 years. 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. 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. 7 Force Protection Wing Headquarters, RAF Coningsby, during a mission rehearsal exercise lasting several days. List Entry BUILDINGS 186,187, 188 AND 189 (AIRCRAFT HANGARS), RAF HENLOW BUILDINGS 186,187, 188 AND 189 (AIRCRAFT HANGARS), RAF HENLOW Listed on the National Heritage List for England. 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