Description

UPAVON A342
SU 15 SE (north side)

6/141 The Trenchard Building,
(Building 70), Upavon Camp
GV II
Station headquarters for the Royal Flying Corps, Central Flying
School, now museum. 1913. Lined rendering on brickwork. Asbestos
slate roof. Single storey. Central line of rooms with forward end
wings, and glazed corridor between. Entrance at each end of
corridor up flight of steps. Twelve-pane sash windows with sloping
lead clad sills. Extension block at north-east end post 1917,
containing conference/briefing room.
Interior: West end restored as commandant's office and ante-room.
One of an important group of purpose-built buildings for the
Central Flying School established here in 1912, under the command
of Captain Paine, RN, and Major, later Viscount, Trenchard. The
group comprises The Trenchard Building, Officers' Mess (q.v), Avon
Club (q.v.), the post office, Racquet Court (c1912), Sergeants'
Mess, four senior NCOs' quarters on Devon Road (1914-1929), four
Junior Officers' quarters on York Road, Paine Cottage (Commandant's
house 1912-15) and Lord House (Single Officers' quarters).

Listing NGR: SU1582554909

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26481331

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Recommended Books

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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)