Airship Hanger Listed building :

listing for 'unique' airship shed

A giant airship hanger in Hampshire used during World War I has been protected with Grade-II listing status.
Culture minister Barbara Follett MP gave the status to the Beta Shed at Farnborough Airport.
It is one of only a handful of surviving portable airship hangars in Europe and is to be protected because of its "unique" history.
The structure was created in about 1892 and was erected at the airport between 1910 and 1911.
It was used during the war to house airships, or balloons, which provided air observation of German submarines and monitored threats to shipping convoys.
The new listed status will provide the shed with enhanced protection against insensitive development.
Ms Follett said: "This is a most unusual and unique building and deserves preservation.
"Only six of these sheds existed at the beginning of the First World War, and this one has housed some truly remarkable examples of British engineering."
Farnborough was the location of the first airship trials, including the first Sea Scout (SS), but the base was abandoned by the Naval Airship Service due to the expansion of aeroplane squadrons there.
Airships and personnel were transferred to Kingsnorth, Kent, which became the airship headquarters.

Story from BBC NEWS:

Monday 5th January 2009

Early Snow at Farnborough closed the Runway untill 0800
The BAE 146 Shuttle so far has not Appeared the Vickers shuttle run as normal.

Visitors :

OK-SLA in \out by 0930

M-OORE GMA Maint East Apron

N12AG

PERIOD TO 1150

G-BLRA BAE 146 Felix 41\42 shuttle in\ out

OE-HVJ VJS 302 arrived

M-FIVE Arrived

ADDITIONS TO 1400

HB-AEU Swiss jet 113 in out

D-AIND DLY 305 arrived 1308

and a few Netjets .

LX-FLY arrived 1425 swv05ly parked West 2 maint Area

Additions

G-OLDW arrived 1429

OE-HPK Arrived 1450

G-BLRA FELIX 41\42 on the shuttle

VP-BCC arr 1653 departed 1735

N452NS arrived 1856

and the usual Based \nje

Looks like a very very cold night in prospect .TEMP -8 Forcaste.

January 1ST 2009

Same Overcaste Scene this morning .

Farnborough opened at 0800 And a few movements
have Takem place

Visitors:

OE-GNY HS125
OE-GVT LJ60
HB-VOW Cessna 525B CitationJet Cj3
CS-DFV NJE773N arr 1640
EC-KKE WNR 342 \ 343p arr1711 dep1751



The local Paper carrys article About Tag Aviation Plans
For the Future of the Airport .