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Monument Number 1384805

Hob Uid: 1384805
Location :
Oxfordshire
Cherwell
Launton
Grid Ref : SP5920024570
Summary : A type "A" aircraft hangar (Building 79) situated at RAF Bicester, to the north end of the technical site. It was one of two such hangars constructed between 1926-1927 (the other is recorded as SP 52 SE 89). The hangar is built of brick and steel. It was designed to house up to 12 De Havilland DH9A bomber aircraft. An English Heritage report produced in May 2003 recommended that both hangars should be considered suitable for potential future Listed Building status.
More information : Building 79, one of two Type A aircraft hangars at RAF Bicester Technical Site (in the civil parish of Launton) recommended for potential future Grade II Listed Building Status by an English Heritage Report produced in May 2003. The report notes that originally six were planned but that only two were completed in 1926-1927, as part of Trenchard's Home Defence Expansion Scheme. The hangar design was developed in 1924 and was intended to house up to 12 De Havilland DH9A bomber aircraft. The standard length of the hangars was 75.9m long by 37.3 M wide (249 feet x 122 feet 5 inches). (1)

The hangar is located at SP 5920 2457. (2)

Listed at grade II. (3)
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Source details : English Heritage Thematic Listing Programme May 2003: "Survey of Military Aviation Sites and Structures Summary Report", unpaged.
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Source details : CHERWELL, 01-DEC-2005
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Source details : 1:2500, 1968
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Monument Period Name : Early 20th Century
Display Date : Built 1926-1927
Monument End Date : 1927
Monument Start Date : 1926
Monument Type : Aircraft Hangar
Evidence : Extant Building
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External Cross Reference Source : NBR Index Number
External Cross Reference Number : 104631
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External Cross Reference Source : Listed Building List Entry Legacy Uid
External Cross Reference Number : 497523
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SP 52 SE 90
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Activity type : ARCHITECTURAL SURVEY
Start Date : 1995-11-14
End Date : 1995-11-14