HER Record
HER ID: 53924, Site Of Military Airfield, Worthy Down
HER Summary: An airfield used as a training station between 1919 and 1921 then a bomber station and a Royal Navy airfield.
HER Category: Monument
HER Web Link: No link available
Investigation Activities
Type: Bibliographic Reference
Description: Information from the building recording survey carried out by Context One Archaeological Services between 24&25/3/2000 on the torpedo store (monuid 54925 backup file).
Date Range: 1972 - 2000
Type: Bibliographic Reference
Description: Information from the building recording survey carried out by Context One Archaeological Services between 24&25/3/2000 on the torpedo store (monuid 54925 backup file).
Date Range: 1972 - 2000
Historic Events
Type: Unassigned
Classification: Military Airfield
Form: Unknown
Description: South Wonston. Worthy Down - An R.F.C. training station from 1918 to 1921; then a bomber station from 1926 to 1938, and a Royal Navy airfield until 1960; now headquarters of the Royal Army Pay Corps. Their buildings appear to have incorporated some barrack huts probably of about 1938 vintage, but no hangers survive. The bomb stores of about 1930 at 473356 are now used for agricultural storage; an Air Ministry boundary stone at 462357 marks a corner of the 1918 aerodrome.
Date Range: 1918 - 1960
Type: Unassigned
Classification: Racecourse
Form: Unknown
Description: Site of the Old Winchester Racecourse which was developed into the airfield in 1917.
Date Range: 1540 - 1917
Type: Unassigned
Classification: Military Airfield
Form: Unknown
Description: South Wonston. Worthy Down - An R.F.C. training station from 1918 to 1921; then a bomber station from 1926 to 1938, and a Royal Navy airfield until 1960; now headquarters of the Royal Army Pay Corps. Their buildings appear to have incorporated some barrack huts probably of about 1938 vintage, but no hangers survive. The bomb stores of about 1930 at 473356 are now used for agricultural storage; an Air Ministry boundary stone at 462357 marks a corner of the 1918 aerodrome.
Date Range: 1918 - 1960
Type: Unassigned
Classification: Racecourse
Form: Unknown
Description: Site of the Old Winchester Racecourse which was developed into the airfield in 1917.
Date Range: 1540 - 1917
