Well first time i posted in a while but been busy with work and family etc but still had the time to meet up with fellow aix members at Binbrook
I wondered if anyone could help me with the possible id of this structure which i have come across whilst on my travels at Binbrook (And those who know me know i am always looking around for anything .
This structure is of steel construction and has either collapsed over a period of time or was demolished many years ago . It doesnt show on any of the plans i have of binbrook at all so its confused me whether its of Raf construction or disposed off by a farmer over the years but the biggest section which is surviving looks to big to have been dragged there so presuming its of Raf construction.
It comprises of steel I beams which are curved and is covered in steel sheets which look like they are riveted together and are very big and heavy.
The steel sheets are quite thick so presuming its designed to withhold either soil covering it or to protect it from bomb blast etc.
There is quite a lot of it still surviving in one way or another and some is buried under the overgrowth and soil .
There is a section surviving which you can just about crawl under so it shows its construction which like i said its built quite solid.
It is situated close to the old bomb stores but is on private land to which i have permission to search the land for artefacts which more appear each time i visit the site.
Hope someone may be able to possibly id the building or its use as trying to draw a plan of what might have been on the land as several bases are also appearing in the undergrowth .
The bases may have been similar to nissen hut construction as you can work out mounting points every so often.
Anyway her is the pictures.
Cheers
BB74
Thank you for that .
I did think it may be one but not seen a picture of one intact to compare it too.
So if where it is now was where it was situated it was remote to the wartime bomb storage area as that is not directly next to it .
Thank you for the id .
Binbrook74, the original bomb store at Binbrook was pre-war conforming to 1936 and 1937 drawings. It was supplemented when the airfield was upgraded by a 1942 standard of bomb store since mostly obliterated by the post-war modern munitions area.
Would you give me the location of that structure (PM me if you do not want to put it on open forum) and I may be able to ID it in more detail. I suspect that it is a 1940 structure added to the original bomb store.
If you look here at the Swinderby thread you will see discussion on a similar Fuzing Point there:
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