Wymeswold, Leicestershire

Wymeswold
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16 April 1942
1969
Solar Farm / Driver Training / Limited Aviation
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3 February 2024
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AIRFIELD SITE

AIRFIELD SITE : Aerial Views of RAF Wymeswold Airfield

AIRFIELD SITE : Aircraft Servicing Platform (ASP)

AIRFIELD SITE : Airfield Views

AIRFIELD SITE : Contractors Hut 01​

AIRFIELD SITE : Contractors Hut 02

AIRFIELD SITE : Operational Readiness Platform (ORP) (Runway 08)

AIRFIELD SITE : Operational Readiness Platform (ORP) (Runway 26)

AIRFIELD SITE : Runway 03/21

AIRFIELD SITE : Runway 08/26

AIRFIELD SITE : Taxiways

BUILDING 1 : Hangar / T2 Type Aircraft Shed​

BUILDING 2 : Hangar / T2 Type Aircraft Shed​

BUILDING 4 : Hangar / T2 Type Aircraft Shed​

BUILDING 5 : Guardhouse

BUILDING 9 : Fire Tender House

BUILDING 19 : Parachute Store​

BUILDING 21 : Gas Clothing & Respirator Store

BUILDING 22 : Main Stores & Fabric Store​

BUILDING 24 : Mechanical Transport Sheds, Offices & Yard​

BUILDING 25 : Sub Station​

BUILDING 26 : Produce Compound

BUILDING 27 : Machine Gun Range (25 Yard)​

LOCATED AT : ​52.795357, -1.121569
EDOFBID : ​e10352

BUILDING 28 : Fuel Compound

BUILDING 37 : Bulk Petrol Installation

BUILDING 41 : Maintenance Block​

BUILDING 42 : Towed Target Store​

BUILDING 43 : Petrol Installation (72,000 Gal)​

BUILDING 44 : Maintenance Block​

BUILDING 45 : Armoury

BUILDING 46 : High Level Water Tank​

BUILDING 48 : Picket Post​

BUILDING 50 : Floodlight Trailer & Tractor Shed​

BUILDING 51 : Night Flying Equipment Store​

BUILDING 53 : Control Tower / Watch Office with Meteorological Section​

BUILDING 54 : Fire Tender Shelter

BUILDING 55 : Latrine

BUILDING 56 : Speech Broadcasting Building​

BUILDING 59 : Maintenance & Battery Charging Block​

BUILDING 60 : Servicing Wing Office​

BUILDING 61 : Squadron Office​

BUILDING 63 : Maintenance & Engine Repair Block​

BUILDING 64 : Dinghy Shed & Maintenance​

BUILDING 65 : Photographic Block​

BUILDING 66 : Maintenance Block​

BUILDING 68 : Hangar / B1 Type Aircraft Shed​

BUILDING 90 : Latrine

SICK QUARTERS SITE

BUILDING 1 : Station Sick Quarters

BUILDING 3 : Ambulance Garage & Mortuary

BUILDING 6 : Picket Post​

SICK QUARTERS SITE : Air Raid Shelter

LOCATED AT : ​52.782141, -1.111574
EDOFBID : ​e34191

SICK QUARTERS SITE : Air Raid Shelter

LOCATED AT : ​52.782530, -1.112320
EDOFBID : ​e34190

SICK QUARTERS SITE : M & E Plinth

SITE No.11 (DEFENCE SITE)

BUILDING 8 : Battle Headquarters

LOCATED AT : ​52.800174, -1.124315
EDOFBID : ​e25444

SITE No.11 (DEFENCE SITE) : M & E Plinth

SITE No.11 (DEFENCE SITE) : Unknown

RAF COMMUNAL SITE

BUILDING 5 : Sergeants Showers, Ablutions & Latrines​

BUILDING 6 : Dining Room​​

BUILDING 11 : Airmens Ablutions, Showers & Changing Rooms​

BUILDING 13 : Gymnasium

BUILDING 17 : Picket Post

BUILDING 19 : Post Office

WAAF COMMUNAL SITE

BUILDING 8 : Ablutions & Latrines​

WIRELESS TRANSMITTER SITE

WIRELESS TRANSMITTER SITE : W.T Building

MEMORIALS AT WYMESWOLD

MEMORIAL SITE : ABCT Marker Stone

MEMORIAL SITE : Church of St Mary

MEMORIAL SITE : Wellington (DV771) Memorial​

MEMORIAL SITE : Wymeswold Village Sign