Monument record TR 13 NW 79 - Former Barracks Huts , Lympne Airfield

Summary

Eight hut in a double row. Brick walls laid in continous bond (bricks laid on their sides to save materials) and asbestos-covered pitched roof supported by timber trusses. The walls are supported externally by thin pilasters and internally display the scarlines of internal divisions. Windows are of Crittal type. There is a door at either end of the huts and toilet cubicles at one end. Some of the doors have been modified or enlarged for post war use. One of the buildings has lost part of its roof. The buildings are close to other structures ( TR 13 NW 74 - 76) and the outline of footngs for other buildings can be seem.

Location

Grid reference TR 10837 35552 (point) Centred on
Map sheet TR13NW
District FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT
Civil Parish LYMPNE, SHEPWAY, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> Ashword, Chris, 1985/1990, Action Stations 9: Military Airfields of the Central South & South East (Monograph). SKE8330.

<2> Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders, 2001, Kent's Defence Heritage (Unpublished document). SKE6956.

<3> Ministry of Defence (RAF), 1946, Photograph, 106G/UK/1449/3342 (Photograph (Print)). SKE8331.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Monograph: Ashword, Chris. 1985/1990. Action Stations 9: Military Airfields of the Central South & South East.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders. 2001. Kent's Defence Heritage.
  • <3> Photograph (Print): Ministry of Defence (RAF). 1946. Photograph. 106G/UK/1449/3342. Black and white. 106G/UK/1449/3342.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Survey of Air Raid Shelters and Barracks, Lympne Airfield (EKE6050)

Record last edited

Feb 29 2024 1:31PM