Information - RAF Kenley

[RXQueen]

I was wondering if anyone knows of any helpful wartime maps and stuff that covers RAF Kenley. Was up there today before the work starts converting it to flats and we had a rummage around the roads around the actual airfield and found a pillbox and shelters, there must be loads of stuff in the immedi vicinity of the airfield but not on the airfield.

thank you

 

[westernsultan]

Does this help at all - https://kafg.org.uk/documents/Trail_inside.pdf - or these aerial shots at https://www.kenleyrevival.org/content/category/history/raf-kenley/kenley-over-the-years

 

[RXQueen]

Dies this help at all - https://kafg.org.uk/documents/Trail_inside.pdf - or these aerial shots at https://www.kenleyrevival.org/content/category/history/raf-kenley/kenley-over-the-years

I’ll have a look. Thank you.

 

[RXQueen]

Does this help at all - https://kafg.org.uk/documents/Trail_inside.pdf - or these aerial shots at https://www.kenleyrevival.org/content/category/history/raf-kenley/kenley-over-the-years

Really great, thanks. Had a look and perfect

 

[westernsultan]

Really great, thanks. Had a look and perfect

and this https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/pil...-type-24-pillbox-raf-kenley-surrey-t2712.html names the road

 

[Bikin Glynn]

Are they converting the old officers mess? strangely I was there last weekend & its a bit of a er mess!

 

[westernsultan]

Are they converting the old officers mess? strangely I was there last weekend & its a bit of a er mess!

here's the most recent article I can find - https://insidecroydon.com/2021/12/0...nvert-listed-battle-of-britain-base-to-flats/

 

[RXQueen]

Are they converting the old officers mess? strangely I was there last weekend & its a bit of a er mess!

Yes, been given the go ahead to covert to flats. That’s why I went back yesterday, had my first through a floor moment lol, thankfully on ground floor so just bruised. While we were there we did some of the perimeter, need to go back as ran out of time.

any idea what that other fenced off place is there near the school? On maps it looks like it has vehicles in it.

 

[RXQueen]

This bit I mean

 

[tigger]

This bit I mean

From the photo, which appears to show the back of the Institute, I'd guess at the Motor Transport Offices and Workshops.

 

[Bikin Glynn]

Yes, been given the go ahead to covert to flats. That’s why I went back yesterday, had my first through a floor moment lol, thankfully on ground floor so just bruised. While we were there we did some of the perimeter, need to go back as ran out of time.

any idea what that other fenced off place is there near the school? On maps it looks like it has vehicles in it.

That's a heck of a restoration project for sure.
Didn't go in other bit, it looked even more nackerd tbh so didn't bother