A view of an aircraft hangar soon after construction at Gaydon Airfield

Date:
15 Nov 1954
Location:
RAF Gaydon, Gaydon, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire
Reference:
JLP01/01/013/05
Type:
Photograph (Print)
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Description

In November 1953, Laing was awarded a contract for two aircraft hangars at Gaydon Airfield; construction started at the beginning of 1954. The hangars were to be 240 feet long, with a span of 160 feet and a maximum height at the crown of 45 feet. The foundations of each hangar were 13 feet deep, and the buildings were each constructed using 14 reinforced concrete columns and 7 tubular steel trusses. The doors and roof covering were of galvanised steel and the walls were of Easiform construction.

This image was catalogued as part of the Breaking New Ground Project in partnership with the John Laing Charitable Trust in 2019-20.

Content

This is part of the Volume: JLP01/01/013 Aircraft hangers at RAF Gaydon and RAF Alconbury; within the Series: JLP01/01 John Laing Photographic Collection Project Albums; within the Collection: JLP01 John Laing Photographic Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

Keywords

Mid 20th Century Royal Air Force Base, Mid 20th Century Aircraft Hangar, Air Transport