Monument record MKE125142 - Repair shop, office and ablutions block serving RAF Manston's FIDO system

Summary

A workshop, hut and ablutions block forming part of the RAF Manston FIDO system of Second World War date were seen as structures in RAF/106G/UK/1378 FV 7101 04-APR-1946.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3435 6527 (36m by 51m)
Map sheet TR36NW
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish MINSTER, THANET, KENT

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Type and Period (4)

Full Description

A workshop, hut and ablutions block serving the RAF Manston FIDO system of Second World War date were seen as structures in RAF/106G/UK/1378 FV 7101 04-APR-1946.

The workshop on the western side is described as the FIDO Repair Shop on a map of RAF Manston airfield held by the RAF Museum (Hendon) (reference X004-2380). The hut on the eastern side is decribed as a FIDO Office. The small ablutions bock is described as a latrine for the FIDO staff.

They were recorded as demolished structures in Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021 and were mapped as part of the Historic England Isle of Thanet project in 2024. (1-3)


<1> Historic England Archive, 1941-1960, Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs, RAF/106G/UK/1378 FV 7101 04-APR-1946 (Archive). SKE57101.

<2> Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021 (Archive). SKE57110.

<3> Geoffrey Williams, 1995, Flying Through Fire. FIDO - the Fogbuster of World War Two (Bibliographic reference). SKE57329.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Archive: Historic England Archive. 1941-1960. Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs. RAF/106G/UK/1378 FV 7101 04-APR-1946.
  • <2> Archive: Next Perspectives. 2003-2021. Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021.
  • <3> Bibliographic reference: Geoffrey Williams. 1995. Flying Through Fire. FIDO - the Fogbuster of World War Two.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Historic England Thanet Landscape - Aerial Investigation Mapping (EKE23827)

Record last edited

Nov 27 2024 3:04PM