Intro
If I had waited a few weeks later this would have been part of my initial report of RAE Bedford but if I'm honest I didn't even know this existed at that time.
I'm not going to dive into the history in this one either as I have already covered it beforehand. Linked below.
www.28dayslater.co.uk
I'm also going to note I'm not 100% sure on the name for this building but you'll see where I got it from.
Onwards.
From what I could find this building appears to have been built around 1956 from an image (showing what I assume is to be this building) I found on a document from the Bahg website. It was used mostly for gatherings and social events as well as a dining hall likely falling into disuse around the closure of the main site although perhaps staying in action a little longer. Unfortunately this exact building isn't documented that well so any further info is appreciated.
(https://bahg.org.uk/spare_1.htm Found in volume 1)
The building itself is relatively unassuming from the outside and in fact looks to be used. Once you start peering into the windows things clearly point to a few years disuse, at least. There's a few vehicles about, the grass is cut and a camera pole sits near the main entry. A walk around the perimeter gave us an access point and once in it was eerily quiet even for a normal location there is a hum, echo or something but here was nothing it was rather nice actually. Security did have a nose round the building at one point but it was little worry he clearly didn't care, perhaps we might have been seen outside beforehand?
From the outside.
Once in this hinted to what the building was perhaps called?
Old poster and wallapaper.
A conference room with a little stage.
Moving on a small washing area.
(Yes the editing is a little, shit?, but without doing this everything would have been massively blown out.)
Kitchen.
The first real sign of decay.
A small bar at the end of the hallway.
and the main dining hall.
And one of the many small office spaces.
Anyway that's all folks.
Also, while I'm here is there anyway this can be attached onto my original RAE report or not?
If I had waited a few weeks later this would have been part of my initial report of RAE Bedford but if I'm honest I didn't even know this existed at that time.
I'm not going to dive into the history in this one either as I have already covered it beforehand. Linked below.
Report - - RAE Thurleigh/Bedford, Jan - Sep 2019 | Military Sites
Royal Aeronautical Establishment, Bedford Throughout the late 1930's and early 1940's there was a mass growth and interest in the UK for aircraft development both in commercial and military usage, accelerated by the arms race of the ongoing second world war. Set up as the National Experimental...
www.28dayslater.co.uk
Onwards.
From what I could find this building appears to have been built around 1956 from an image (showing what I assume is to be this building) I found on a document from the Bahg website. It was used mostly for gatherings and social events as well as a dining hall likely falling into disuse around the closure of the main site although perhaps staying in action a little longer. Unfortunately this exact building isn't documented that well so any further info is appreciated.
(https://bahg.org.uk/spare_1.htm Found in volume 1)
The building itself is relatively unassuming from the outside and in fact looks to be used. Once you start peering into the windows things clearly point to a few years disuse, at least. There's a few vehicles about, the grass is cut and a camera pole sits near the main entry. A walk around the perimeter gave us an access point and once in it was eerily quiet even for a normal location there is a hum, echo or something but here was nothing it was rather nice actually. Security did have a nose round the building at one point but it was little worry he clearly didn't care, perhaps we might have been seen outside beforehand?
From the outside.
Once in this hinted to what the building was perhaps called?
Old poster and wallapaper.
A conference room with a little stage.
Moving on a small washing area.
(Yes the editing is a little, shit?, but without doing this everything would have been massively blown out.)
Kitchen.
The first real sign of decay.
A small bar at the end of the hallway.
and the main dining hall.
And one of the many small office spaces.
Anyway that's all folks.
Also, while I'm here is there anyway this can be attached onto my original RAE report or not?
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