According to the excellent http://www.controltowers.co.uk more and more control towers are being demolished. We have now lost Bircham Newton and the iconic and famous Bovingdon (seen in 633 Squadron).
Question is: what will it take for you and me and everyone else (especially those with influence) to stop the rot?
I’m currently trying to figure out a way to predict the loss of buildings in the coming years. First I can count the number of control towers lost per year, then average the number demolished over a five year period, but then what?
I wasn’t good at maths at school, but how can you roughly predict future losses based on past demolition? Can anyone suggest a method? Obviously, it’ll be 100% inaccurate, but I’l like to see if current levels of demolition are maintained how long before are down to the last 50.
By: pagen01 - 20th October 2010 at 17:47
Wroughtons now to be demolished by the Science Museum!
I know we can’t save everything but that is ridiculous, especially being on a museum site.
By: Wondy - 20th October 2010 at 17:30
Enstone has a fantastic control tower which until 15 or so years ago was used as the base for Enstone Eagles Gliding Club, now sadly disbanded.
The Structure and the building is still there and very much secure just now simpley boarded up and looks set to fall into further disrepair…very sad
By: pogno - 20th October 2010 at 17:09
Wroughtons now to be demolished by the Science Museum!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-11583970
Richard
By: Moggy C - 10th September 2010 at 10:13
Moggy, as a moderator, I think you should know better then to make such a comment.
It was a question, not a comment.
I think in the full panoply of national insults ‘smug’ hardly rates particularly highly. Whilst Allies and Axis were battling it out across Europe Ikea were busy starting off their furniture shop.
I leave it to the rest of the moderation team to sanction if they feel it appropriate.
Moggy
By: Black Knight - 10th September 2010 at 07:58
Hmm, seems nobody’s sure if Bovingdon tower remains. I’ll do a spot of scouting this weekend!
I can assure you it is still there as I walk past it everyday as I enter work!!!!!!
By: whalebone - 8th September 2010 at 13:06
Oh dear
Fouga23 I think its CoC Rule number 5 that you are referring to, so easy to fall foul in the heat of the moment ! :dev2:
By: Fouga23 - 8th September 2010 at 12:53
They are Swedes after all, what does ‘our’ war mean to smug neutrals?
Moggy
Moggy, as a moderator, I think you should know better then to make such a comment.
By: RYCOT - 8th September 2010 at 11:47
Ronaldsway
Ronaldsway (HMS Urley) tower used for Naval & Commercial aviation for 66 years closes today with the opening of the new tower. Is this a record for continous use of a wartime control tower.
I understand it has a stay of execution for six months as a back up facility, but after that it is earmarked for demolition
By: Al - 6th September 2010 at 17:46
RAF Lossiemouth is due to have a new control tower built very soon, and the estate who actually owns the land the airfield is built on have stipulated the old 1938-ish control tower has to be demolished within a month or so of the new one going up.
A WW2 K-type hangar was recently demolished to clear a location for the new tower…
By: Rockhopper - 6th September 2010 at 17:33
An issue might be that to convert a watch office into a dwelling would require planning permission for a change of use. For the purposes of Building Regulations approval it would then be treated as a new build and would have to fully comply with all the current regulations regarding thermal insulation, fire, disabled provision etc. The thermal issues would be the most difficult and expensive to comply with.
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