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| HER Number | MWB21825 |
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| Record Type | Building |
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| Name | Building 81, Greenham Common airbase |
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Summary
Former library on the Cold War airbase built between 1983 and 1985
Monument Type(s):
- LIBRARY (Late 20th century - Present - 1983 AD to 1991 AD)
- LABORATORY (Late 20th century - Present - 1997 AD? to 2006 AD)
Full Description
The buildings of the former air base were recorded in 2006, including Building 81 <1>. This former library was a single storey rectangular brick building with prominent louvered 'roof light' at its southwest corner. The building was constructed between 1983 and 1985 on the footprint of an earlier library and Red Cross building which was constructed at some time before 1953. More recently, the building was recorded as being used as a dental laboratory <1>.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | 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. p31 & appendix 1. [Unpublished document / SWB14710] |
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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