Air Ministry Works Department - Works Repair Depots

ASHFORD, Kent.

This was AMWD Depot No. 132, under Works Area No 13 West Drayton.

It was classed as a major depot. The station listed was Ashford, SR.

The postal address for the installation was Crossways, Kingsnorth, Ashford. By my reckoning, the NGR is TQ 996400.

It would appear that the site is now inhabited by warehousing. Please see wtp2.appspot.com/wheresthepath.htm

This highlights the site a little more (from Old-maps), prior to warehousing shown on a 1974 map.

Gayton discussed here:
www.airfieldresearchgroup.org.uk/forum/n...s-lynn-norfolk#83169
Not sure how relevant.

The Hampton in Arden depot whose grid ref is given as SP 282 820 ia site i have been over a few times unaware of its provenance as it is at the south end of a footpath from the national motorcycle museum to Hampton.
The site as i remember is a large section of hardstanding with the odd pile of rubble reminiscent of many a derelict industrial site .
I assume the site to be north of the grid ref and the boundarys shown on the modern Os sheet 221 probably reflect its war time extent.

the two maps Are both OS sheet 131 1 inch to the mile and the grid location is shown by the pin point
The first map is the 1947 edition last fully revised 1916 and can be taken as showing the site pre war
The second map is a 1967 edition with later revisions and probably shows the site post war pre 1967

well i have just visited the site and it is not very interesting no bits of plane sticking out of obscure lumps of concrete.
However it is intriguing the concrete is certainly compatible with WW2 RAF installations and seems to have been carefully laid out.There are no remains of any superstructure or boundary fencing. I am happy to think of this as the remains of an RAF works Depot but if it is not i trust that those who know more can correct me.

Looking from the road
Looking down from a stream towards the last photo
The concrete shows footprints but of what ?

HAVANT

Likely site for the Havant depot:

wtp2.appspot.com/wheresthepath.htm?lat=5...grat=None&rgrat=None

Image Courtesy of Old Maps OS 1250 dated 1960

The Addington site is 10 minutes from where I live. I plan to make a video about it following references made to WW2 by the Croydon RFC who are based there today, behind the Addington Road pumping station. Seeing old maps and aerial photos and carrying out other research I feel it is a good story to tell. The bases of some of the works buildings are still there and visible on google and Apple maps. They are used for car parking for the rugby club. We are close to Biggin Hill, Croydon and Kenley so it makes sense to have a site there that would have served all three bases in WW2 (possibly even Redhill at a pinch). 

The reference to Spring Park for the phone number is because Spring Park itself is opposite the works site. In fact, the "spring" that gives it, its name is almost directly opposite.