Greenham Common

[IanDDavidson]

Had a look down here a few months ago but turned back because towards the end of the road there were a lot of "travellers".
I guess they may be gone by now but they were not looking too friendly the day I visited.!

I guess you mean travellers at Mildenhall.

If anyone needs me to check access to the Greenham site pls drop a line here. It's 5 min drive away.

Ian

[698]

I guess you mean travellers at Mildenhall.

If anyone needs me to check access to the Greenham site pls drop a line here. It's 5 min drive away.

Ian

Sorry, that was a bit ambiguous, yes I did mean Mildenhall.
My fault for rushing a reply before going out.

[Fender]

For all local people (around Newbury, Berks, Oxfordshire, Hampshire), I just wanted to flag up that some sites at Greenham Common will be open to the public as part of the Heritage Open Days 2012;

Greenham Lodge (Mary Hare Primary School, Mill Hall, Pigeons Farm Road, Newbury RG19 8XA). THURS Sept 7th ONLY: 10am-4pm. This was the old officers club at Greenham Common.

Also, the old decontamination site that was part of the 501st TMW Headquarters building will be open on Sat Sept 8th and the 9th. I will be doing tours of it on the Sunday morning;

Buckner Croke Way, Greenham Business Park, Newbury RG19 6HN. 10am-4pm on the Sat 8th and Sunday 9th.

[Pave Flight]

Had a look down here a few months ago but turned back because towards the end of the road there were a lot of "travellers".
I guess they may be gone by now but they were not looking too friendly the day I visited.!

I visited the site at Mildenhall one evening a couple of weeks back. Think the 'travellers' you mention could be to do with the scrap metal place down Skelton Lane. Did not look overly friendly when I drove past and one followed me down to the site

I didn't get out of the car but the fence around the site near the track appears pretty much in tact (in fact quite new) with signs warning against entry. Did not stop to take a walk around due the unexpetced company!

[Flying Tiger]

Greenham Common Control Tower to go under the hammer!

http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/2012/c...der-the-hammer

[REF]

This through via subbrit:

Quintons Commercial Property Agents are marketing the Greenham Gama Site for £2 million for 73.85 acres with planning consent.....
with a scheduled monument and a site of special scientific intrest...
.cost £315,000 in 2003

Link here:

http://www.quintons.co.uk/unique-opp...reenham-common

Cheers

Rich

[P Bellamy]

Somewhere in my collection I have a moulded perspex 'Boeing B-47' badge that must have come from a Greenham aircraft since I found it on base in the former alert crew enclosure which (we were told) was where the alert crews were accommodated, fed and relaxed under lock and key awaiting the call to Armageddon. I aslo 'recovered a 12 volt Klaxon horn, one of several mounted around the area.

Peter's B-47 control wheel centre cap:

[jason]

Nice item

[MikeO]

Item today on our regional TV about the Parish Council hoping to raise funds to purchase the Control Tower as a recreational facility. See also http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-20781102

[IanDDavidson]

Peter's B-47 control wheel centre cap:

Interesting photo.

I have to ask the obvoius question.

The badge clearly says Boeing B47, and also "manufactured by the Lockeed Corporation, Georgia Division"

Well I never knew that, and neither did wikipedia it appears.

Ian