RAF Bibury - Dispersed sites

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RAF Bibury - Dispersed sites
RAF Bibury - Dispersed sites

There are six sites and you can still make out where they all were when you visit.

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RAF Bibury - Dispersed sites
RAF Bibury - Dispersed sites

Sick Quarters and Communal sites.
230 - Picket Post Type 'B' - 1380/42.
310 - Sick Quarters for 10no. RAF & 4no. WAAF's - S - 11567/42 (not very clear).
311 - Sick Bay Annex Type 'B' - 3938/42.
312 - Ambulance Garage & Mortuary - TB - 660/42.
313 - Orderlies Quarters - S - (un redable)
314 - Orderlies Ablutions, Latrines & Drying Room - 9026/41.

RAF Bibury - Dispersed sites
RAF Bibury - Dispersed sites
RAF Bibury - Dispersed sites
RAF ambulance.
RAF ambulance.
RAF Bibury - Dispersed sites

Communal Site.
230 - Picket Post - TB - 3454/41.
50 - Officers Mess (for68) - TB - 3451/41&10207/42.
51 - Officers Bath House - TB - 3460/41.
52 - Sergeants Mess (for159) - TB - 5452/41&10208/42.
53 - Sergeants Showers, Ablutions and Latrines - TB - 3060/41.
54 - Dinning Room (for729) - TB - 10209/42&3486/42.
55 - Ration Store - 5456/41.
56 - Institute (for625am&104Officers.) - 3457/41&10210/42.
57 - Grocery and Local Produce Store TB - 3461/41.
58 - Airmen's Showers and Decontamination - TB - 3460/41.
59&60 - Latrines - TB - 3460/41.
61 - Fuel Compound 63ft x 54ft - 3460/41.
62 - Standby Set House - PB - 10883/41.
63 - Medical Inspection - TB - 3627/41
64 - High Level Water Tank - 30,000gal - 20/41.
65 - Reserve Storage Tank - 4100/40.

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TB -Temporary Brick hut.
TB -Temporary Brick hut.
Standby set house.
Standby set house.
Fuel compound.
Fuel compound.
High Level Water Tank Braithwaite tank.
High Level Water Tank Braithwaite tank.
RAF Bibury - Dispersed sites

In Ablington village is Site No3, which is all ranks barracks with mostly Temporary Brick structures, now only three hut bases remain.

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RAF Bibury - Dispersed sites

The road into the Communal site.
A lot of this area has been built on as a farm and riding stables. I have not been back since 2014, but am aiming to spend a few days mooching around this winter 2026.

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Blast Shelter remains.

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RAF Bibury - Dispersed sites

Site No.3.

RAF Bibury - Dispersed sites

Mostly Officers Quarters, Sergeants Quarters and Airmen's barracks.
230 is the Picket post.

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Sewage Site.
231 - Sewage Works - BY944.
232 - Tool House - TB - 74531/40.
233 - Bucket Emptying Platform - TD38816.

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Sewage Site.

RAF Bibury - Dispersed sites

Contractors hut.

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Second contractors hut.

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RAF Bibury - Dispersed sites

231 - Sewage Works - BY944.

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Bucket Emptying Platform T.P.7087-42
Bucket Emptying Platform T.P.7087-42
Inside a tool house.
Inside a tool house.
M.S. Farrer Ltd. Engineering Birmingham & London.
M.S. Farrer Ltd. Engineering Birmingham & London.
RAF Bibury - Dispersed sites

231 - Sewage Works - BY944.

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RAF Bibury - Dispersed sites

231 - Sewage Works - BY944.
Something interesting to end on.

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