British Military Airfield Architecture - Paul Francis

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There is 500 on offer so plenty to go around Jim.

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Works and Bricks Book

The first volume which is an introduction to the ARG partwork of 20th century military architecture is currently at the printers and will be ready to post out in the middle of September. The cost to fully paid up ARG members will be £28 and everyone else £38 plus postage (in both cases). It is hardback, A4 and has 286 pages, illustrated with b/w plans, drawings, and photos.

The four volumes are based mostly on our own archive material, including site, building drawings and photos stored within our facility at Alconbury. The main emphasis of the series are RAF stations but as the archives also has material on War Office architecture and aircraft factories, these are also covered in the appendices.

Volume 1 is in 2 parts plus16 appendices.

Part 1 The Evolution of Britain’s RAF Stations (concentrates on the First and pre-second World War period). It has the following chapters:

History 1911-19 Training Organisation 1912-19
TDS Planning and Construction 1917-19
Aircraft Supply and Maintenance
The Post-war Political Climate 1919-30
Aerodrome Development 1920-33
Post-war Disarmament and Rearmament 1931-39
Planning of the RAF Expansion Period 1934-40
Training 1920-40
Aircraft Storage Units and Aircraft Repair
An Overview of aerodrome Buildings 1939-45

Part 2 Building Descriptions:

Hutting
Barrage Balloon Depots
Air Raid Shelters

Appendices:
Department of Fortifications and Works Ministry of Munitions Disposals
Aerodrome Construction 1914-19
Smith-Barry and the Gosport Doctrine
Oldham Aircraft Factory and No.1 American AAP
William Cooper Ltd
Notes on the Control of Building Materials
RAF Progress of Works
Notes on Upper Heyford 1917-27
Air Estimates, Vote 4 1920-39
The RAF Expansion Schemes
Overview of Militia Camps
Temporary Office Buildings
Air Raid Precautions at Aircraft Factories
Halton 1920-40
Armstrong’s Last Design

Volume 2 (OTUs and Synthetic Training, Technical, Airfield Defence and Bombing Ranges) is also written and illustrated in MS Word form but will not be published until sufficient copies of Volume 1 have been sold.