Building record 1295/1/2 - Aircraft Hanger (J-Type)

World War II RAF hangar, 'J'-type. Access via private road off Lutton Road on R/H side of Lutton Road from Polebrook Village.

{1} Large aircraft hanger currently forming part of small industrial estate. Close inspection not possible but may be of the "J" or "K" type of hanger.

{2} Pyrotechnic store etc nearby (M. Osborne's NGR TL094868).

{4} J type hanger. D.W.G.No.5836/39. The building is now used by Airfield Warehousing Ltd for agricultural storage. It is generally in good condition. (The T2 hangars that once stood to the east are reported by the site owner to have been demolished in the 1970s and replaced by modern warehouses.) In the owner's office is a model of the the main airfield accommodation.

{5} RAF hangar, 'J'-type. Still in use and in good condition.Access via private road off Lutton Road on R/H side of Lutton Road from Polebrook Village.

<1> CADMAN G.E., 1996, SMR Report Form, (unchecked) (SMR Report Form). SNN49702.

<2> Osborne M., 1997, List of Northamptonshire Pillboxes, (unchecked) (Document). SNN39599.

<3> Site Plan (For Polebrook Airfield), (unchecked) (Plan). SNN102300.

<4> Cadman G., 2014, 20th Century Military Archaeology in Northamptonshire: Logs 1, 2 & 3, p.18+88-94 (unchecked) (Report). SNN104868.

<5> Migrated Defence of Britain Project database record originally compiled from various sources (Database). SNN112922.

<6> Historic England, Undated, Defence of Britain, DEB01 (Archive). SNN112947.

Record last edited

May 20 2022 2:16PM