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| HER Number | MWB21834 |
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| Record Type | Building |
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| Name | Building 165, Greenham Common airbase |
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Summary
Former administrative building and later Civil Engineering Squadron headquarters, possibly the only surviving structure from the World War II airfield
Monument Type(s):
- MILITARY BUILDING (Second World War - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)
- MILITARY OFFICE (Mid 20th century to Late 20th century - Present - 1951 AD to 1983 AD)
- OFFICE (Late 20th century - Present - 1997 AD? to 2006 AD)
Full Description
An irregular brick building comprising three single storey rectangular ranges. The building loosely corresponds with the footprint of an earlier RAF building and it has been interpreted as possibly pre-dating the USAF occupation of the site in the early 1950s. The fact that the building is constructed of brick and was the only building to feature regularly spaces piers along its length may support this conclusion as it does not fit the style of the rapidly constructed buildings which were erected on the cleared RAF site. During the USAF occupation the building was likely used as administrative offices, but during the later GLCM phase it was used as the headquarters of the Civil Engineering Squadron. The building was extensively renovated during these later two phases of use. Most recently this building is recorded as being used as offices and a store <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. p46 & 58 & 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 [Unpublished document / SWB14710] |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) |
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