Description

In the entry for the following building:-

TL 20 NW HATFIELD COMET WAY

8/10003 British Aerospace Gatehouse
immediately south of Staff Mess

GV II

the description shall be amended to read:-

Gatehouse to aeroplane makers. 1934 by Geoffrey Monro for the de Havilland Aviation
Company. White painted reinforced concrete. Flat roof with cantilevered concrete eaves and
parapets. Plan: Gatehouse at NE end of asymmetrical multi-foil plan with curved window bays
and with later extension at rear (SW). International Modern Style. Exterior:Single storey. Small
gatehouse facing entrance with 2 projecting semi-circular bays flanking recessed entrance at
centre, the left bay is smaller and on the left hand return there is a third larger semi-circular
projecting bay; all with metal frame windows with glazing bars and curved glass and with deeply
cantilevered eaves canopy around the whole gatehouse. Later extension at rear (SW). Interior:
not inspected.
Note: This is the gatehouse to the de Havilland Aviation Company, where many famous
aeroplanes were designed including the Tiger Moth, Dragonfly, Mosquito, Vampire and Comet.

The statutory list was previously amended in respect of this entry on 30 June 1993.

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TL 20 NW HATFIELD COMET WAY

8/10003 British Aerospace Gatehouse
immediately south of Staff Mess

GV II

Gatehouse to aeroplane makers. 1934 by Geoffrey Monro for the de Havilland Aviation
Company. White painted reinforced concrete. Flat-roof with cantilevered concrete eaves and
parapets. Plan: Gatehouse at NE end of asymmetrical multi-foil plan with curved window bays
and with narrow range behind linking it with broader rectangular reception block to SW with
rounded corners on SE front. International Modern Style. Exterior: Single storey. Small
gatehouse facing entrance with 2 projecting semi-circular bays flanking recessed entrance at
centre, the left bay is smaller and on the left hand return there is a third larger semi-circular
projecting bay; all with metal frame windows with glazing bars and curved glass and with deeply
cantilevered eaves canopy around the whole gatehouse. Narrow linking block to rear (SW) to
larger single storey range with concrete coping to parapet and curved corners on SE front with
horizontal window bands, the RH (E) corner with later revolving door inserted. Metal frame
windows with glazing bars. Interior: not inspected.
Note: This is the gatehouse to the de Havilland Aviation Company, where many famous
aeroplanes were designed including the Tiger Moth, Dragonfly, Mosquito, Vampire and Comet.

Listing NGR: TL2167808824

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26543137

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