RAF Macmerry dispersed, sites

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RAF Macmerry dispersed, sites

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

I have covered most of the airfield site that I know about, also the Cunliffe-Owen LTD aircraft repair factory. So here I am just covering the dispersed site to the south of the airfield. This was the home of the airmen/women. They slept, ate, washed and - yes did the other usually things here. So the RAF built for them a set of barrack blocks to sleep in, a canteen to use relevant to your rank. Officers Mess, Sergeants Mess & Mens institute. A squash court, a gymnasium. In the gym there was the usual keep fit stuff. But also there was a cinema and also it converted to a dance hall. On the end was a chancel for the station padre to use as a church on Sunday. So basically it was home, for the time they were there.
Gymnasium plan.
Gymnasium plan.
Temporary Brick Hut (TB).
Temporary Brick Hut (TB).
Squash court.
Squash court.

RAF Macmerry Airfield, Fighter Pens, Sleeping Shelter, M&E plinths, Pillbox

RAF Macmerry Airfield, Fighter Pens, Sleeping Shelter, M&E plinths, Pillbox
Ordnance Survey very early WW2 airfield map and I have added RAF East Fortune.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
1940 saw the dispersal of accommodation on RAF airfield so that hutting would be built in small groups quite a way from each other. If it was purely barrack type hutting, then there would be a few huts for Officers, some more for Sergeants and then more for the men. There could be several sites across the countryside laid out in this way. So a direct hit on one set of huts would only kill or wound a few Officers, Sergeants and men and not wipe out the whole of your force. Then the Mess's could be grouped together in Communal sites with the Officers Mess, Sergeants Mess and the men's Institute or dinning room. With no plan I am struggling to work out what all the buildings were. They would all have had Works Numbers like 5150/40 (Airmens barrack block. And I feel a few here would have been this type. Another were 14301 Airmens shower and ablutions block.

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Bath and shower plans.
Bath and shower plans.
Concrete washing sinks.
Concrete washing sinks.
Water tanks in their own tower.
Water tanks in their own tower.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Here we have two types of tower for water tanks, they also included a chimney for their own heating.

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Boiler and hot tank.
Boiler and hot tank.
Set of fire irons to keep the fire going.
Set of fire irons to keep the fire going.
Men's institute.
Men's institute.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Picket Post. To start off the Picket Post. This maybe a 14294/40 type.

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Plan of a Picket Post.
Plan of a Picket Post.
They usually had a sleeping room for the guard, a toilet and maybe a lockable cell for prisoners.
They usually had a sleeping room for the guard, a toilet and maybe a lockable cell for prisoners.
RAF pass.
RAF pass.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Picket Post.

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Plan.
Plan.
RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Barrack hut. Officers may have a room to themselves or share with one more. Sergeants about four to a room. Men eight, ten, even 20 to a room.

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RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Barrack hut. Looking down its length. Half has been cut off to build a large grain drier.

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RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Barrack hut. Water tower in the end wall with a heating plant for wash rooms and toilets.

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Plan.
Plan.
RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Barrack hut. Ladder up to the water tank.

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Water tank.
Water tank.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Barrack hut. Looking into the water tower end.

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Heating.
Heating.
RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Barrack hut. Looking up into the tower.

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RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Barrack hut. The heating chimney can be seen on the left.

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RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Two more large barrack huts.

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Plan.
Plan.
RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Barrack hut. I think they are 24' wide.

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Hat and coat rack RAF Marston Moor.
Hat and coat rack RAF Marston Moor.
RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Barrack hut.

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Plan.
Plan.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Barrack hut.

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RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Barrack hut.

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Plan.
Plan.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Barrack hut.

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RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Barrack hut. Crittall windows stacks of them.

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details
details

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Barrack hut. Ventilation in the roof. Ladder to the tank and the tank still in place.

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RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Barrack hut. Heating end of the hut.

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RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Barrack hut.

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RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Nice bath probably came from one of the ablutions.

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Bath in place.
Bath in place.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
This looks to be a Sergeants Mess site 12952/41.

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Plan.
Plan.
RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
RAF Macmerry dispersed, sites

Layout of a Sergeants Mess 12952/41.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Barrack huts and a possible fire tender shed?

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Plan.
Plan.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Barrack hut.

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Plan.
Plan.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
And looks to be a Officers Mess site 12952/41.

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RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
RAF Macmerry dispersed, sites

Officers Mess site 12952/41 plan.

Plan

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Officers Mess.

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RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Officers Mess.

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details
details
RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Officers Mess.

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RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Officers Mess.

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details
details
Kitchens.
Kitchens.
Stove.
Stove.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Officers Mess.

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RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Officers Mess.

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RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Uniform.
Uniform.
Greatcoat.
Greatcoat.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Squash court. Why I think the last building was an Officers Mess is that with the squash court next and the CO's bungalow. They would all have been close to an Officers Mess.

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Plan.
Plan.
Plan.
Plan.
RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Officer commanding bungalow RAF Macmerry.

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Plan.
Plan.
8217/40 Co's house at RAF Davidstow Moor.
8217/40 Co's house at RAF Davidstow Moor.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Officer commanding bungalow RAF Macmerry. There is a nice porch over the door and a fire place in the front room.

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RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Officer commanding bungalow RAF Macmerry.

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RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
The road to the Airfield site, the hangars and fighter dispersals.

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Plan
Plan

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Gymnasium 14804/40 - 16428/40.

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Plan.
Plan.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Gymnasium 14804/40 - 16428/40. There should only be a small door in the middle, farmers often bash holes and make bugger openings and place a large RSJ across the to. As here.

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RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Gymnasium 14804/40 - 16428/40. Small storage possibly for the C of E and RC Padres to use as store room. There was a door into each section.

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Plan.
Plan.
RAF Macmerry dispersed, sites


A re drawn plan from Military Airfields Architecture by Paul Francis. The grey area is the extended store room.

From Military Airfields Architecture by Paul Francis.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Gymnasium 14804/40 - 16428/40. Bricked up door into the RC Chapel. Probably used to store extra chairs?

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RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Gymnasium 14804/40 - 16428/40.

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Plan.
Plan.
RAF Macmerry dispersed, sites

Gymnasium 14804/40 - 16428/40.

From Military Airfields Architecture by Paul Francis.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Gymnasium 14804/40 - 16428/40. Main entrance. This would take you into the Gym.

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Plan.
Plan.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Gymnasium 14804/40 - 16428/40. Right hand dressing room and store.

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Plan.
Plan.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Gymnasium 14804/40 - 16428/40. Left hand dressing room.

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Plan.
Plan.
RAF Macmerry dispersed, sites

Detail of the window opener.

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RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Gymnasium 14804/40 - 16428/40. Passage to store.

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RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Gymnasium 14804/40 - 16428/40. Store.

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RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Gymnasium 14804/40 - 16428/40. Wash room.

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Plan.
Plan.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Gymnasium 14804/40 - 16428/40. Toilet.

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RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Gymnasium 14804/40 - 16428/40.

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Plan.
Plan.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Gymnasium 14804/40 - 16428/40. Cinema end.

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Plan.
Plan.
RAF Macmerry dispersed, sites

Gymnasium 14804/40 - 16428/40.
Cinema end.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Gymnasium 14804/40 - 16428/40. Rewinding room. There looks to be a bench along the left wall.

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Plan.
Plan.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Gymnasium 14804/40 - 16428/40. Iron ladder up to the projector room.

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Plan.
Plan.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Gymnasium 14804/40 - 16428/40. To projector room.

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details
details

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Gymnasium 14804/40 - 16428/40. Projector room, the two holes or the projector to shine through and the smaller projectionists viewing holes.

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details
details

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Gymnasium 14804/40 - 16428/40. Projector room rear wall.

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Plan.
Plan.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Gymnasium 14804/40 - 16428/40. Heading down the other side.

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Plan.
Plan.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Gymnasium 14804/40 - 16428/40. Generator & switch room. OOOOHHH!!!! Roof vents, I hope they have been saved for posterity.

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Plan.
Plan.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Gymnasium 14804/40 - 16428/40. Under the projector room.

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Plan.
Plan.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Gymnasium 14804/40 - 16428/40.

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RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Gymnasium 14804/40 - 16428/40. The electrical in put via the mains electric, but if power was cut for some reason, a generator could cut in and run the cinema.

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RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Gymnasium 14804/40 - 16428/40.

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RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Gymnasium 14804/40 - 16428/40. Back to the front, that is the best Gymn that I have ever seen.

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RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Gymnasium 14804/40 - 16428/40. Inside the chancel area.

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RAF Macmerry dispersed, sites

Plan.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Gymnasium 14804/40 - 16428/40. The main gymnasium area.

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RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
details
details
Gym equipment in another gym.
Gym equipment in another gym.
RAF Macmerry dispersed, sites

Plan.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
Gymnasium 14804/40 - 16428/40. Found inside the gymn's, part of the half brick toilet wall.

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RAF Macmerry dispersed, sites

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RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.

RAF Macmerry dispersed sites to the south.
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