Building record TR 23 NW 845 - Kent Battle Of Britain Museum

A museum at the site of the former Hawkinge Airfield, opened in 1995. It incorporates original wartime buildings from the Royal Air Force station, including the operations block and the armoury. Damage from attacks made by the Luftwaffe can still be seen on some of the buildings. These and other new buildings include a large collection (the museum website dated 2003 states that it is the largest in the world) of Battle of Britain aircraft, artefacts and related memorabelia. The artefacts include aircraft parts recovered from crashes, as well as uniforms, weapons and equipment. (1)

The Heritage Spatial Information Service map, base on 1990s Ordanance Survey maps shows the museum centered at TR 2072 3952. (2)

The Defence of Britain Database notes a World War Two pillbox near the museum buildings at TR 207 395, it states that the pillbox is "now incorporated into the Battle of Britain Museum". (3)

Peter Higginbotham, Higginbotham, Peter. 2000. The Workhouse. (Website). SKE53741.

CBA Defence of Britain Project, 1994, Defence of Britain Site Report (Bibliographic reference). SKE6447.

Council for British Archaeology, 2002, Defence of Britain Project (Digital archive). SKE32029.