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| HER Number | MWB20613 |
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| Record Type | Building |
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| Name | The Old Chapel, Building 188, Greenham Common airbase |
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Summary
Unlisted former church for military personnel associated with RAF Greenham Common, built in the 1950s and later extended, with ancillary buildings including a vestry and accommodation
Monument Type(s):
- MILITARY CHAPEL (Mid 20th century to Late 20th century - Present - 1953 AD? to 1989 AD?)
Full Description
The Chapel, Building 188 on Main Street in the Greenham Common military base, was built between 1953 and 1957 <1><2> and extended after 1975. The chapel is a single storey yellow brick rectangular building with an arched roof, and an entrance lobby on the southwest elevation. An ancillary range formerly housed the vestry and vicar's accommodation and would have been linked with the chapel <2>.
The building became the home of the National Needlework Archive in the early 21st century, when it was renamed The Old Chapel Textile Centre.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | RCHME. 1994. Historic Building Report: Greenham Common Airbase, Greenham, Berkshire. NBR No 93234. 2021 WBC Network. [Unpublished document / SWB12267] |
| <02> | CgMs. 2006. Historic Buildings Record in respect of Former RAF/USAF Greenham Common Base, New Greenham Park, Near Newbury, Berkshire. CgMs Ref IF/JL 4020. 2018 WBC Network. p50, Appendix 1, Appendix 3. [Unpublished document / SWB14710] |
| <03> | Ordnance Survey. 1962-1981. Ordnance Survey Epoch 5, 1:2500. 1:2500. 1:2500, 1971, Marked 'Chapel (Private)'. [Map / SWB14665] |
Related Monuments
| MWB6570 | Greenham Common Airbase (RAF Greenham Common) (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB884 | Historic Buildings 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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