Building type ID needed please

Can anyone ID the building type in the photo below?

I'm referring to the pitched-roof one in the background on the left. It isn't on the AM Site Plan of Deenethorpe I'm afraid.



Thanks in advance,
PB

Paul, your implying that the photograph was taken at Deenthorpe. Is it possible it is somewhere else, i.e. the source caption is incorrect?

Your picture title includes 450sdstaff. Are they members of the 450 Bomb Group? If so try here:

www.450thbg.com/real/index.shtml

Hi Peter,

The photo is of members of the 450th Sub-Depot, who provided the main repair and maintainance to the 401st Bomb Group at Deenethorpe. In the background, right to left, can be seen one of the two Rommney huts of the Main Workshops, the roof of the Triple Link Trainer Building and the AML Bombing Trainer, along with the "mystery building".
I have found, buried in the 500+ wartime photos from Deenethorpe, a shot of the interior of a wood-framed workshop with corrugated iron sheeting being used by the 450th SD as a welding shop. As there are no buildings of this type on the Site Plan, I wonder if this it the interior of the "mystery building".

In the 8AF bomber groups, while each bomb squadron has it's own ground crews for day-to-day aircraft maintainance, the base's sub-depot handled the larger tasks such as structural repairs, engine overhauls, some service modifications, etc. Sub-depots were attached to individual bases and/or bomb groups, and came under the control of the 8AF's Service Command.

All the best,
PB

Ah! I see.

The building has at least four 'chimneys' sticking through the roof. These may be fume exhausts above the welding points or - more likely - pot bellied stoves to combat the British winter!

hi all
just wondered if you have seen this link

www.defence-estates.mod.uk/publi ... dmg_24.pdf

cheers

The link doesn't work for me.

PETERTHEEATER wrote:

The link doesn't work for me.

Fine for me.
Do you have Acrobat Reader installed?

Negative. Adobe products are too heavy and invasive. I use a Foxpro .pdf reader. I will check the set-up.

Ha! Today the link works without touching my PDF Reader settings.

I previously had this site bookmarked until Bill Gates stole it from me so thanks for the re-direction.

Is there any chance the "mystery building" is a Marston Shed?

There looks to be a gantry hoist rail sticking out over the end door.

All the best,
PB