Few corrections Bill 😉
and Hangar 1 looks really bad now
I suppose the North bay could do with a lick of paint –
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And it will be a several weeks yet before the contractors have finished all structural repairs in the South bay and fitted the new roof, but it is coming on a treat –
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But I don’t think it is all doom and gloom 😉
Staff and volunteers, contractors, have Hangar 1 all shored up inside with scaffolding and there is on-going efforts to get grants, etc, to restore it all.
Funding package of around £150,00 secured late last year, and contractors are presently about 3 months into the repair schedule.
The Black and white pic. (not mine )shows what I’m sure is an eastern view of hangar 1 with all doors open as it used to be some 60 yrs ago. I’m sure it is hangar 1 as that looks like hut 27 on other side. Nice shot of the Auxilliary RAF Meteors operation in 1950’s. —-1953 I believe.
All the information you require can be found here – http://www.airliners.net/photo/UK—Air/Gloster-Meteor-F8/1627995/L/
Location wise, the picture was taken roughly 20ft to the right of the picture you took of the Anson engine mounts.
Hope that helps 🙂 Though of course you can always keep abreast of progress and upcoming events at Hooton Park on Facebook (Like our page – https://www.facebook.com/hootonpark)
Jon
(The lucky chap overseeing the repair works on the Hangar)
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