the iconic flight shed,rover plant longbridge

[Billy Bob Bob]

save the flight shed petition

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save the iconic flight shed at longbridge - e-petitions

started a petition to save longbridges flight shed turning into god knows what but just trying to stop it being demolished i would be grateful if as many people can sign this and pass the link around to get as many signatures as possible

 

[stevetheplumber]

they need the land to build houses for eastern european plumbers

 

[P J F PLUMBING]

they need the land to build houses for eastern european plumbers

errrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

bump/....... come on you lot it takes 2 minutes to sign

Flight Shed

Flight Shed 1950s

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A notable structure as part of the East Works development was the building of the Flight Shed. A planning application lodged on 17th September 1936 for a hangar in Lowhill Lane on the corner with Groveley Lane. The work commenced in late 1936 and was completed in October 1937. The building was to be used as a shop where aeroengine components were to be machined and assembled. Aircraft that had been assembled in the East Works were towered over the road into the Flight Shed were they were fitted out and then lifted up on a platform by cables to the airfield. The building roof was constructed from pressed steel sections assembled to form a honeycombed lattice which gives a single span. This building is probable the only surviving example of this form of construction left in the country.