epw043074 ENGLAND (1933). Captain Baker's aeroplane shed, Higher Denham, 1933

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Title [EPW043074] Captain Baker's aeroplane shed, Higher Denham, 1933
Reference EPW043074
Date September-1933
Link
Place name HIGHER DENHAM
Parish DENHAM
District
Country ENGLAND
Easting / Northing 502300, 187600
Longitude / Latitude -0.52352329605805, 51.577494376876
National Grid Reference TQ023876

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The two huts to the right and left of this marker still exist. They are immediately outside the Martin-Baker gates. They have been modified for residential use, but are still recognisable and in a very good state of repair. I believe them to be two of the only three remaining structures of the WW1 army camp that was sited here. The right hand hut to the rear, I think, has been incorporated within a much larger modification. The hut to the left of this has been removed and a new property has replaced it.

The Laird
Thursday 17th of September 2015 04:07:01 PM
This hut is on the 1938 OS 1:2,500 map but not on the 1925 version

MB
Friday 11th of January 2013 10:33:55 AM
These huts are on the 1938 OS 1:2,500 map but not on the 1925 version

MB
Friday 11th of January 2013 10:33:03 AM
These huts are on the 1938 OS 1:2,500 map but not on the 1925 version

MB
Friday 11th of January 2013 10:32:45 AM
The style of these buildings suggests they are the Royal Flying Crop barrack blocks - possibly converted to houses with rather flourishing gardens.

Maurice
Friday 11th of January 2013 06:49:53 AM
There was a WW1 army camp here in Higher Denham. The current roadway system here describes the original camp layout. The camp was associated with 16th (Church Lads Brigade) Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps. After their departure to France, in April 1915, the camp was taken over by an RFC officer cadet training school (No.1 Officer Cadet Battalion). When this unit relocated in 1917, the camp became home to No 5 School of Military Aeronautics. This unit was disbanded in 1919 and the camp was sold off.

The Laird
Thursday 17th of September 2015 03:22:23 PM
'Martin's Aircraft Works'.....Martin-Baker Co.early premises

longshot
Friday 13th of July 2012 12:09:40 PM