Air Ministry Works Department - Works Repair Depots

Thank You for the Epworth info. another place for me to look out for. Pity the site has now been cleared.

Richard wrote:

David wrote:

Bloodhound1949 wrote:

Are you able to take a quick peek at the pages that you mentioned to see if map references were added?

There are no map references just a list of place names together with a plan of the UK showing their geographic locations and the 20 Works Areas .

This will be a very worthy project Richard and the result needs to go into one of our 'record lists' which unfortunately seem to be dotted throughout the Forum. The master record should then provide links to the individual depots

These should be under /County / Non Airfield Sites, as in www.airfieldresearchgroup.org.uk/forum/l...oor-raf-depot#133090

Barnwell and Carlton Scroop are currently under found under /Airfield Discussion. That needs changing.

I note Perth, Fakenham and Huntingdon are missing from your list, the latter eventually transferred to the USAAF.

Epworth, Yorks is debatable. It may be Lincolnshire (just). Today it's Humberside.

There was a thread on Llantwit Major. I contributed to it as I have the RSP. The thread has gone. I have details (somewhere!) of Lamphey.

For reasons unknown, the depots are not listed in SD161 Location of Units in the RAF (quarterly publication). I find that surprising as the Works Squadrons and Flights are listed (all 106 of them based at airfields).

Kidlington - SP4949913499

Albrighton - SJ49501849

Carlton Scroop - SK93994383 Not on your list but I got it from somewhere. An AKA?

Carlton Scroop is Honington (Lincs) re-named to avoid the airfield of the same name (Suffolk)
Must have had stores turn up at the wrong place sometime.

PETERTHEEATER wrote:

Kidlington - SP4949913499

Albrighton - SJ49501849

Carlton Scroop - SK93994383 Not on your list but I got it from somewhere. An AKA?

Thank you very much, Peter.

Kidlington could have been at SP 482148 wtp2.appspot.com/wheresthepath.htm note the location's proximity to the station sidings.

Albrighton is the one NW of Wolverhampton. One of my references has the location at SJ 796055, slap-bang in the middle of 9MU, RAF Cosford - I don't really go with that. However, another reference that I have goes with Albrighton, Kingswood. The area here looks more interesting, SJ 830031 wtp2.appspot.com/wheresthepath.htm. Also note the area just SW of this, SJ 826027. Google Earth rollback 1945 shows both areas (apologies for not knowing how to include the GE link).

Carlton Scroop, as you question, is the aka for Honington.

Peter wrote:

I wonder if these depots would also have been responsible for the buildings on ranges?

I wonder, too, Peter.

However, most of the available publications that I have read did not refer to this aspect. It would appear that the repair and maintenance of airfields and their estates was their headline concern.

Carnaby wrote:

This will be a very worthy project Richard and the result needs to go into one of our 'record lists' which unfortunately seem to be dotted throughout the Forum. The master record should then provide links to the individual depots

These should be under /County / Non Airfield Sites, as in www.airfieldresearchgroup.org.uk/forum/l...oor-raf-depot#133090

Barnwell and Carlton Scroop are currently under found under /Airfield Discussion. That needs changing.

I note Perth, Fakenham and Huntingdon are missing from your list, the latter eventually transferred to the USAAF.

Epworth, Yorks is debatable. It may be Lincolnshire (just). Today it's Humberside.

There was a thread on Llantwit Major. I contributed to it as I have the RSP. The thread has gone. I have details (somewhere!) of Lamphey.

For reasons unknown, the depots are not listed in SD161 Location of Units in the RAF (quarterly publication). I find that surprising as the Works Squadrons and Flights are listed (all 106 of them based at airfields).

Thank you, Graham.

Not sure how I missed Perth, Fakenham and Huntingdon from the list. Perth was classed as a major depot. I have it listed at Craigie Road, NGR NO 114221 and have plotted it here wtp2.appspot.com/wheresthepath.htm.

I'm not sure when Fakenham depot was demolished. I have the site as Highfield Road, NGR TF 920304. I seem to remember the site many years ago (too many years ago for my liking) here wtp2.appspot.com/wheresthepath.htm. The AMWD Section Officer was billeted in Norwich Street in the town.

As you state, Huntingdon did pass to US Forces - however, a AMWD Section Officer was still based here in 1944! I think that the site became a POW camp, later.

I would very much like to see details of Llantwit Major and Lamphey. The former, particularly, eludes me.

I'll PM you regarding the 'record lists'.