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| HER Number | MWB16246 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Site of Building 140, Greenham Common airbase |
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Summary
Former location of single storey building built as a paint and fabric shop prior to use as a store on the USAF base
Monument Type(s):
- DOPE SHOP (Mid 20th century - 1956 AD to 1966 AD?)
- STOREHOUSE (Mid 20th century to Late 20th century - 1956 AD (pre) to 2000 AD (pre))
- VEHICLE REPAIR CENTRE (Late 20th century - Present - 1991 AD? to 2005 AD?)
Full Description
Building 140 was built by 1956 on the south-east corner of the Apron Road and Warehouse Road junction <1>. It was a rectangular, single storey, pitched roof ‘Butler’ shed, comprising a steel structure clad with pressed aluminium sheets. It covered an area of 3,200sq ft. It was built as a paint, dope and fabric shop prior to being used as store/warehouse. After the closure of the base, the building was internally divided to house a vehicle maintenance shop and car valet. It was demolished 2005.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | CgMs. 2006. Historic Building Record in respect of Former RAF/USAF Greenham Common Base, New Greenham Park, Near Newbury, Berkshire. CgMs Ref IF/JL 4020. 2018 WBC Network. [Unpublished document / SWB14710] |
| <02> | RCHME. 1994. Historic Building Report: Greenham Common Airbase, Greenham, Berkshire. NBR No 93234. 2021 WBC Network. [Unpublished document / SWB12267] |
| <03> | CgMs. Sep-02. Description and Analysis - Building 303 and additional structures, New Greenham Park, Greenham Common, Berkshire. Report Ref JL/3043. 2021 WBC Network. [Unpublished document / SWB13724] |
| <04> | Ordnance Survey. 1962-1981. Ordnance Survey Epoch 5, 1:2500. 1:2500. Marked, but not named. [Map / SWB14665] |
| <05> | GeoInformation Group. 08/04/2003. West Berkshire Council Aerial Survey 2003 (digital aerial photographs). Aerial Photo. Digital. 1:7000. Visible. [Photograph / SWB146766] |
| <06> | 2010. West Berkshire Council Aerial Survey 2010 (digital aerial photographs). Aerial Photo. Digital. Not visible. [Photograph / SWB148137] |
Related Monuments
| MWB6570 | Greenham Common Airbase (RAF Greenham Common) (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB541 | Description and Analysis - Building 303 and additional structures, New Greenham Park, Greenham Common, Berkshire (Ref: Report Ref JL/3043) |
| EWB884 | Historic Building Record in respect of Former RAF/USAF Greenham Common Base, New Greenham Park (Ref: IF/JL 4020) |
| EWB858 | Historic Building Report: Greenham Common Airbase, Greenham, Berkshire (Ref: NBR No 93234) |
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