This site had accommodation for officers, sergeants and airmen, together with ablutions and latrines. It is at Barn Park.
The same size and construction as the picket post on the Station Headquarters site. A small Nissen hut 16 ft by 18 ft. Constructed of corrugated steel sheeting with T- shaped (in section) arched steel ribs at 6 ft centres. Concrete floor.
The building is no longer extant. It is on private land. [2007]
Sergeants were accommodated in these four Handcraft huts of the same type and design as those on communal site 1. 18 ft by 36 ft each. Constructed of pre shaped asbestos troughing with seven faces giving the familiar threepenny bit shape. No internal framing. Flat asbestos sheets internally bolted to a concrete floor. The huts had beds, wooden lockers and a stove in each. The stove could only be lit in the evening due to the shortage of fuel and the means to transport it.
The buildings are no longer extant. They are on private land. [2007]
Three latrine blocks of cement rendered concrete block with external piers at 10 ft centres. A pitched roof of corrugated asbestos cement sheeting. Wooden purlins.
The buildings are no longer extant. They are on private land. [2007]
Sergeants were accommodated in these six Nissen huts of the same type and construction as those on the works services compound. 16 ft by 36 ft each. Constructed of corrugated steel sheeting with T-shaped (in section) arched steel ribs at 6 ft centres. Concrete floor. The huts had beds, wooden lockers and a stove in each. The stove could only be lit in the evening due to the shortage of fuel and the means to transport it..
The buildings are no longer extant. They are on private land. [2007]
Airmen were accommodated in these seventeen Nissen huts of the same type and construction as those on the works services compound. 16 ft by 36 ft each. Constructed of corrugated steel sheeting with T-shaped (in section) arched steel ribs at 6 ft centres. Concrete floor. The huts had beds, wooden lockers and a stove in each. The stove could only be lit in the evening due to the shortage of fuel and the means to transport it.
The buildings are no longer extant. They are on private land. [2007]
Two latrine blocks for the use of airmen.
Cement rendered concrete block with external piers at 10 ft centres. A pitched roof of corrugated asbestos cement sheeting. Wooden purlins.
The building is no longer extant. It is on private land. [2007]
Combined ablutions and drying room for both sergeants and airmen.
Cement rendered concrete block with external piers at 10 ft centres. A pitched roof of corrugated asbestos cement sheeting. Wooden purlins.
The building is no longer extant. It is on private land. [2007]
Officers were accommodated is these nine Handcraft huts of the same type and design as those on communal site 1. 18 ft by 36 ft each. Constructed of pre shaped asbestos troughing with seven faces giving the familiar threepenny bit shape. No internal framing. Flat asbestos sheets internally bolted to a concrete floor. The huts had beds, wooden lockers and a stove in each one. The stove could only be lit in the evening due to the shortage of fuel and the means to transport it.
These buildings are no longer extant. [2007]
The building contained both washing facilities and latrines in one building. Cement rendered concrete block with external piers at 10 ft centres. A pitched roof of corrugated asbestos cement sheeting. Wooden purlins.
The building is no longer extant. It is on private land. [2007]
Static water pools were dispersed throughout the aerodrome. They were fed by the natural water table and used for fire fighting purposes and on occasions for dinghy drill.
Open constructions of permanent brick and concrete they were capable of holding 20,000 gallons of water. Almost every site had it's own static water pool.
The pool has been filled in.[2007]
Six in number Stanton type air raid shelters as manufactured by Stanton Ironworks company, Nottingham. They were capable of holding up to 50 men each.
An enclosed structure of pre-cast concrete sections which bolted together to form a tunnel of the required length. The entrance was in a wall of concrete block and at the opposite end was a concrete 'chimney' for use as an emergency exit. The shelter was covered with earth to provide bomb splinter protection.
The building is no longer extant.[2007]