Archaeology Notes

Event ID 652801

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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The WW II control tower is situated in a grass area about 150m S of the crossing point of all three runways. The original tower has been altered by the addition of a 'glasshouse' on top.

Internally the WW II tower retains some contemporary features, but many of the rooms have been altered to suit modern technology.

On the date of visit a new tower was under construction , which when completed, will render the WW II version redundant. It is not known whether this will lead to the demolition of the old tower.

The control tower is visible on RAF vertical air photographs (LEU/UK2, 7117-7121, flown 16 April 1948).

Visited by RCAHMS (DE, SW), August 2000.