Monument record 8106/1 - Possible WWII RAF Repair Depot
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{1} Barnwell was one of 25 repair depots (to repair airfields and installations) established throughout the country in WWII. The exact location is uncertain though 1958 OS 1:10560 map depicts buildings that may be a depot centered on TL04358575.
{2} Oral report from Mr Timmins of Thrapston. Informant understood there to have been an RAOC depot at this site - or hereabouts. Several buildings are still present.
<1> Gibson M.L., 1982, Aviation In Northamptonshire: An Illustrated History, p.81 (unchecked) (Book). SNN100276.
<2> Timmins, 1997, Oral Report to SMR, (unchecked) (Oral Report). SNN50284.
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Location
Grid reference | Centred TL 0433 8576 (187m by 252m) Approximate |
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Civil Parish | BARNWELL, North Northamptonshire (formerly East Northants District) |
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- None recorded
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Record last edited
Mar 10 2021 12:55PM