Monument record 0950902001 - Strike Command
Summary
Central mess set up in Park Wood during a time of expansion at Bomber Command
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (2)
- (Former Type) SERGEANTS MESS? (Modern - 1940 AD? to 1962 AD?)
- (Former Type) OFFICERS MESS? (Modern - 1940 AD? to 1962 AD?)
Description
During the war the station needs outgrew its facilities and a Central Mess was built in the woods behind what is now the Shana Riding School. The remains of the foundations of some of these buildings can still be seen in the woods today (B1).
Buildings shown on NG 6" Provisional 1955-62 map and NGR to them (B6).
Sources (6)
- <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SBC22495 Unpublished document: Bradenham Parish Council. 2000.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.
- <6>SBC22819 Verbal communication: Kim Biddulph (BCC). 2007. Information from Historic mapping NG 6" Provisional 1955-62 edition.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 83360 98340 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BRADENHAM, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | HUGHENDEN, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
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Record last edited
Apr 30 2008 5:12PM
