Well, power wouldn’t have been a problem for moving them – think steam! However, size might have made it hard work.
I agree with those who think the talk of hangars is a diversion, – I’ve been up close to the doors at Bicester which are of a similar date (IIRC), and they don’t look that much like that. Theirs, I think, were ballasted with sand – and there were several tons of sand in each door!
And why put decoy windows on a hangar? You’ll spot the hangar long before you spot the windows!
Debden school building is here: http://www.debden.essex.sch.uk/home.htm
Again, I’m not familiar with the things, but I would have thought at the time that any temporary building to replace bomb damage would have been something readily available – think Nissen hut, or Maycrete – wouldn’t it?
If it is Debden school, and that may be a big if, the kids are visiting somewhere.
Adrian
The windows don’t have to be decoys, they could have been put in for a purpose. They don’t even have to be rivets in the picture they could be bolts, the hangar doors at Watton had sheets that were bolted and joined in a very similar fashion to the picture. Also I think that you will find that there were concerns of the weight of the hangar doors with all the sand/gravel in that it was taken out in around 1950 I believe. It’s not hard to work out that the doors were built up on site due to their size.
And the top windows I would say have the sky reflecting in them so that is why they look like they do. One thing is for sure that certainly isn’t a school building.
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