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OverviewBetween 1917 and 1921, Stonehenge had an aerodrome for a near-neighbour. Initially a Royal Flying Corps training establishment, from January 1918 it became the number one School of Aerial Navigation and Bomb Dropping, home to a contingent of RNAS Handley Page bombers. The aerodrome featured two camps either side of a take-off and landing ground, the first located close to Fargo Plantation, and a subsequent and more substantial technical and domestic site situated either side of what is now the A303, a few hundred yards west of Stonehenge. After the war, the aerodrome buildings became the focus of debate about what constituted unacceptable modern intrusions in the Stonehenge landscape. Following a public appeal the aerodrome and neighbouring farmland was purchased, the buildings dismantled and removed and thus the Stonehenge landscape was restored to something deemed more appropriate as a setting the for the monument. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Martyn BarberPublisher: Historic England Imprint: Historic England Weight: 0.352kg ISBN: 9781848023482ISBN 10: 1848023480 Pages: 114 Publication Date: 15 June 2014 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Stonehenge aerodrome and the Stonehenge landscape - an overview 3. Fargo Cottages 4. Stonehenge aerodrome: background and origins 5. Use of the aerodrome 1917-1922 6. The development of the aerodrome 7. The aerodrome and archaeology - dameage to earthworks 8. Sale, auction and demolition 1918-1939 9. The disappearance of the aerodrome 10. Did the Royal Flying Corps - or anyone else - Really want to knock down Stonehenge? 11. Freeing the circle BibliographyReviewsAuthor InformationMartyn Barber is a Senior Investigator, Aerial Survey & Investigation at English Heritage. He is the author of Bronze and the Bronze Age (2003), and co-author of The Neolithic Flint Mines of England (1999) and The Creation of Monuments (2001). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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