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By: Gerry Feakes

Gerry Feakes — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:57:47 +0000

Hello,

I have three questions about RAF Wyton.

The first is about the Blenheim Cafe which was on the corner where the road to Houghton village left the road that ran past the camp. Does anyone know anything about it e.g. when it was established, by whom and when it closed?

The second query is that on the opposite the Blenheim cafe on the other side of the road down to the village is a small area of land that now houses a few small “industrial” units. The RAF bought this land in 1949 but what did they use it for?

The third query is about another small piece of land that was a little way down the road to the village and a little way to the west. When I first saw it many years ago it was just a pile of rubble and I suspect that it still is. Did the RAF use this land? And, if so, what for?

Any answers to these problems would be helpful.

Gerry Feakes

By: Martyn Harris

Martyn Harris — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 23:31:49 +0000

Just looked at your West Raynham photo’s. Wonder if you took any of the Station Workshops. I served there from 1982 to 1986 as a sgt in the workshops. The workshops were situated on the junction looking down the road with the medical centre on the right and the bunker on the left with the sports centre at the end of that road on the left. By the way I was lucky to be invited by the Regiment WO to a test go in the simulator. this was about 3 weeks after it was up and running. What an afternoon. Thanks for the memories.

By: Helen Stratton.

Helen Stratton. — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:05:46 +0000

Hello my name is Helen Stratton,
My father David Stratton and Reg Howse worked for Chimneys limited of addington London. And they built the stack with the glazing in the late 1930′s. He built many chimneys across the country including The stacks at International alloys in Aylesbury which have now been demolished.
Many thanks Helen Stratton.

By: Riapav

Riapav — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:39:20 +0000

Thank you for your wonderful photos of the Stafford Counyt Lunatic Asylum – later known as St. Georges Hospital. I see this building every time I go to work and could weep at the state of it. People, yes REAL PEOPLE worked there, were treated there, recovered there and remember it affectionately as a working hosptial. It is a Grade II listed building with the current owners seemingly doing little to preserve it. Makes you feel really helpless when you see the state of decay shown in your photos and know that you can do nothing to get this restored.

By: Ruben Flores

Ruben Flores — Fri, 06 May 2011 21:54:16 +0000

Steve,
What a pleasant surprise to see your name on this web page.
Feel free to contact me at rflores130@yahoo.com. Hope to hear from you soon.

Ruben

By: Steve Maack

Steve Maack — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 02:42:06 +0000

Hi Ruben,
I’ve seen photos of what used to be the Academy and Leadership School. It made me really sad to see the current state of the facilities. We worked hard to make the place look good when we were there. I guess all things must eventually succumb to time and disuse. I understand the NCO Academy at Keesler is now called Mathies NCO Academy. I wonder if they received the artifacts we had from Archibald Mathies’ crewmate.

Steve

By: Beckie

Beckie — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 20:00:45 +0000

i am looking at abandoned buildings for my photography work and need artists to focus on. i really enjoyed looking at your work so was just curious if i can use you as one of them. If so please may you email me with information about your work and what inspires you when taking pictures of these buildings
Many Thanks Beckie

By: phil yeldham

phil yeldham — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 08:40:55 +0000

i think you will find the airfield next to brandon in suffolk is RAF Lakenheath , which is a USAF base flying fighters (f14s i think ) or theres mildenhall nearby which is transport and refuellers or feltwell just north of brandon which has the large “golf” ball structures , i think they are radar or something like that . I go to these bases in a lorry every so often .

By: George Ford

George Ford — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 20:42:17 +0000

hi,

First of all great site, really easy to use and very informative, but i was wondering if you know who owns pyestock?. i know it was sold by the council in 2002 to a private owner but im having trouble finding out who that is.

thanks

By: Bill Espie

Bill Espie — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 16:50:12 +0000

Peter Dorr, The airfield you want is Bodney and it was home to the 352nd Fighter Group, the 3rd top scoring FG during WWll. The 352nd FG do have an association and
I have just come back from their reunion in Orlando. Can you give me more details on your father please as it would be of interest to me and if you do not have much information on your father while he was there then I may be able to help you.