officers mess

A small and insignificant building, but I don't think this has ever been covered before. It was a chance find whilst looking for something else I thought was in the area, I'm always happy to check out random buildings I spot among trees on Google Maps. Once we arrived it became immediately...

RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire, 2024 As derelict RAF bases go, this one has remined fairly forgotten. Nearly fifteen years on from disuse, the officers mess is the only noteworthy structure that remains derelict or intact. History For more information, see the Oakington History website...

History The site was initially used for military aviation in 1917 during World War I, primarily as a satellite airfield for nearby Croydon Airport. It served as a training ground for pilots during the war. After World War I, RAF Kenley underwent various changes, including upgrades to its...

Visited with @Stitch & @CakeyBoi69 today. In a sorry state of disrepair.

OK so I'm not going to delve into the history of this place, because if you don't know about it then where have you been?! Plenty of reports out there, it is the most visited and documented property in Lincolnshire. Well it was. It now has fresh fencing surrounding it as well as patrols. There...

Visited on my own. I’ve been to RAF Kenley a few times as fairly local but not been to look round the officers mess. I noticed there’s another large building a bit further along the airfield , does anyone know if it’s doable? I had to leave as I felt unwell so didn’t investigate. Had a...

So this is my last post from RAF Coltishall.. this was the officers mess which is situated just out off the main area. Its a standard H block design which is common in most RAF accommodation blocks. the wings are used for an upstairs and downstairs accommodation. Similar to the sergeants mess...

Won't go into too much detail as most of it has been said in the past After seeing reports online of it being on fire twice in the past I was sceptical that there was anything worth seeing left. One of the wings has been reduced to rubble enclosed in walls, but to my surprise most of is still...

History: This building was used in both WW1 & WW2, then some time after that it was sold to OFCOM. In 2005 OFCOM stopped using the site, and it was then sold to developers. There was a fire a few years ago, and another one a few months back, but it's a conspiracy that the fire was caused by...

Haven't seen this posted on here in years so I thought I'd do an update on it. Kenley Aerodrome isn't abandoned and the airfield is still in use for those flying Gliders. They also have a flight sim and the Air Cadets 450 squadron is based here. The Officers Mess building is however now lying...

Hey guys, im new to this world and came across this old building in Colchester, essex. I believe it to be old garrison. As i was solo, and saw what i believed to be a pocket knife on the floor, i didnt stay long. However, i managed to get some good shots

The history RAF Coltishall was in service from 1938 to 2006. Work on the site was completed in 1940 at which point it entered service as a fighter base. During WW2 the Hurricane fighter plane flew from the site and notable pilot Douglas Bader operated from Coltishall. Following the war the...

RAF Coltishall is a former RAF base located deep in the Norfolk countryside. It opened in 1938 and was a fighter plane base during the War years, in post-war years night fighters and ground attack craft were stationed there right up until closure in 2006, making it the RAF base with the longest...

History The site was first used during the First World War, when Lord Mandeville (who owned the site) agreed to its use to house German prisoners of war. During the early years of the Second World War, the site was used to house children evacuated from London. In 1942, the United States Army Air...

So, this is my first attempt at a report and I will welcome any feedback. I doubt I will bring anything particularly fresh to this location but it is a good'un and hasn't been overly covered. The History Brampton Park Officers' Mess is a former country house, then used by RAF Support Command...