Join us please in saving this historic airfield which graces the local landscape and has served the country well in times of war and peace since 1917.
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What we hoped would never happen, happened. Absolute devastation from the collapse of the Grade-II* Listed Hangar 3 last night. We call on the authorities to assess & urgently protect the remaining structure before it is irreversible. 4th pic is 22/12/2023! Just 30 days earlier.
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Old Sarum Airfield plans get green signal as council loses High Court case ift.tt/urS3OFw
A bit late to share this, but incredibly sad news to hear that Wiltshire Council lost in the High Court to stop the housing development on the historic WW1 Old Sarum Airfield, and wider Conservation Area. After 14 years of contesting, we are thoroughly disappointed.
Old Sarum Airfield plans get green signal as council loses High Court case ift.tt/urS3OFw
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Excellent, excellent news. We can only keep our fingers crossed that sense prevails and this unique Conservation Area site & WW1 aerodrome is not bulldozed for housing, at the expense of the local & national community, historic Grade-listed buildings and local wildlife.
High Court hearing to be held next week over controversial airfield homes scheme ift.tt/mT1PGtZ
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High Court hearing to be held next week over controversial airfield homes scheme ift.tt/mT1PGtZ
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Wiltshire Landscape - Saving Private Ryan. The very convincing cornfields of ‘Iowa’, where tragic news is delivered to the Ryan farmhouse, were actually in Wiltshire. The farmhouse was built (and subsequently removed) on Gunsite Road, south of the village of West Kennett.
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Thank you to @NetworkRail Anglia Route for facilitating access to Grade II listed Thetford Signal Box for us and local stakeholders. We’d all like to see it restored but it does need a new use. Quirky relics of its past remain!
I am not always keen on AI-colourised images, but I came across an image of NZ airman A.G Clark's Tomahawk at 41 OTU, Oatlands Hill which was the satellite airfield of RAF Old Sarum. Clark was waiting to take-off and was stationary when a Mustang of the same unit hit his a/c. RIP
ALT Photo credit New Zealand War Graves Project - A.G. Clark is buried in London Road Cemetery, Salisbury.
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In early November, members of the local community, County and Parish Council congregated at @BDACatOldSarum to commemorate those who served at RAF Old Sarum from 1917 to the station's closure in 1979. The service was held in front of the Museum's Royal Flying Corps exhibition.
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Thank you, Sarah.
As I suggested at the time of the fire -
“The small amount of additional damage to the masonry caused by the fire…”
Let’s hope this leads to a proper rebuild.
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Investigation into large airfield fire closed after all lines of enquiry 'exhausted' ift.tt/mLTWPko
Beautiful Belfast Truss design - just what we love!
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I'm back on my travels on Friday (12 Sept) to give a talk on 'Rex' Warneford VC, the first to destroy a Zeppelin in combat, at @SussexWfa . The story of the 'Wild Hawk' is fascinating, so do come along if you can. @TheWFA westernfrontassociation.com/…
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#OTD 8 Sep 1915, 110 years ago, Zepp. L13 made the most damaging raid of the war, bombing London from Bloomsbury to Liverpool St Station. Textile warehouses close to Guildhall were the scene of intense fires, elsewhere two buses were hit. Damage = £530,000, 22 dead, 87 inj.
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@militaryhistori @Taff_Gillingham @AmandaChadburn @SaveOldSarum @peteraf1
Despite a very promising start & lots of positive PR by the developer, restoration work seems to have ground to a complete halt at H3, Old Sarum Airfield. We wait in anticipation.
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Look No Ailerons - Wing Warping - BE2b Replica, Old Sarum by Robert Fleuret
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The feast of St #Osmund (d1099). As Bishop of @DioSalisbury he built the Cathedral at Old Sarum, gave it its constitution & initiated the liturgical ‘Sarum Use’. The new @SalisburyCath inherited this legacy. His remains were translated here in 1457, the year of his canonisation.
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What a fab photo sent to me by one of my @CWGC volunteers Anthony, who looks after war graves in #Wiltshire. A robin fledgling blending perfectly with its environment, sitting on a lichen covered headstone in Redlynch. Anthony looks after 4 war graves here, all dating to #WW1.
The brick walls of Hangar 3 still stand, hopeful of future rejuvenation. The remaining original hangar brick rubble piled up in the centre. We as a community encourage the owner to continue with the restoration, especially as Listed Building Consent was approved over a year ago.
Great news this evening that Wiltshire Council has launched a legal challenge to the Planning Inspector's ruling over 300+ houses applied to be built on the airfield site. This unique Conservation Area & heritage site will be irreversibly damaged if the houses go ahead. #SOS
