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A little disappointed not to find Llandow, the WWII airfield I grew up near in South Wales. After the war its great open streaches of runway became the focus o
by RegW 5y ago
A little disappointed not to find Llandow, the WWII airfield I grew up near in South Wales. After the war its great open streaches of runway became the focus of much unofficial (then later offical) motorsport. Traders and scrap merchants took over the hangers and it grew into a trading estate. It turned from a patch of open farmland into a shabby, noisy but interesting place.
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- phillc73 5y agoIt's definitely not a complete listing, but possibly the best I know in terms of compiling many locations into one site. For example, Greenham Common is not listed[1], and I guess it's up to the users to submit it! [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Greenham_Common https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Greenham_Common
- 7952 5y agoA lot of postwar development in the UK has been clustered around disused WWII bases. There are several government research/nuclear establishments, and numerous industrial and commercial sites. Several airfields have also been converted to solar farms now. I think this has been positive as a way of unlocking land for things that need space. So much of England is "precious" both in terms of value and how it is protected. Having a place to build and rebuild grotty factory units is very helpful. I live near a site that started as an arm's depot. About twenty years ago it started to be leased as small units to startups. Many biotech spin-off companies that needed adaptable space moved in. Now it is full of large biotech labs and distribution centers. Soon there will be large data centres. There are a couple of nuclear research sites on old airfields close by which also host a space cluster.