Monument record 0950903000 - Strike Command
Summary
Several buildings used as church at Bomber/Strike Command over the years
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- CHURCH (Modern - 1938 AD to 1999 AD)
Description
A station church and rest centre was opened in a converted barn, now Ashburnham Barn. Later the station church was moved into two rooms in house number 16 in Bradenham Beeches before being housed in a disused hut in Tempest Wood after the war (B1). NGR of top record to centre of Parkwood site of Bomber/Strike Command. Sub-records have NGR approximated from sources.
Sources (5)
- <1>SBC22495 Unpublished document: Bradenham Parish Council. 2000. Bradenham Parish: A Record for the Year 2000. p79-89.
- <2>SBC22813 Monograph: Michael Hastings. 1979. Bomber Command. p245-51.
- <3>SBC22814 Monograph: Air Historical Branch. 1956. The Royal Airforce builds for war: A history of design and construction in the RAF 1935-45. p31-3, 36, 47-9.
- <4>SBC22815 Monograph: Naphill Millennium Committee. 1999. Naphill and Walter's Ash: looking back at village life. p9, 11.
- <5>SBC22816 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946 & 1947. RAF vertical aerial photographs of Walter's Ash.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 83328 97886 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BRADENHAM, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | HUGHENDEN, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Apr 30 2008 5:12PM
