Relocated Hangars

JCB wrote:

Evelyn - ten out of ten for original research.

Thank you very much, you are very kind.

I was at the boatyard this morning and was allowed to take interior pictures of the Butler shed.





Apart from a short section of wall enclosing one of the workshops located in the south "wing" the structure is open plan, ie there are no walls separating the original shed from the lean-tos on both sides. The doors are also not original.









More in the following post.

More pictures of the Butler shed interior













I have counted 17 stanchions on each side (incl end walls)

I have also looked very closely for a manufacturer's name plate, but unfortunately there is not a one. A worker who has worked in the shed for the past 18 years, when asked, could not remember ever having seen a name plate.

I have failed to find any information about Butler sheds online apart from a picture of one (without further info) and would be grateful to learn what purpose they served (the doors surely are too small for aircraft to access), how common they were, etc. I presume that their name refers to the manufacturer?

Paul wrote:

Thanks Evelyn, the interior is not what I was expecting, it is a Butler Shed as opposed to hangar, I was fooled by the annexes. We have drawings of these and plenty of photos. The sheds mainly date from the 1950s. Good photos.

You are welcome, Paul. I would have liked to have found what you were looking for, but at least it's now clear what this building is. Btw, I did a site search but found nothing about Butler sheds. What were they used for?

In the bottom left-hand corner of pic 4 in Evelyn's post 153, is that the chassis of a V-bomber type SBA bomb trolley, converted for lifting boats out of the water?

JCB wrote:

In the bottom left-hand corner of pic 4 in Evelyn's post 153, is that the chassis of a V-bomber type SBA bomb trolley, converted for lifting boats out of the water?

Better picture:

Evelyn: Thanks for the better pic. Yes, that is a V-bomber bomb trolley. I forget the proper designation - SBA rings a bell.

SABT ( Standard Airfield Bomb Transporter)