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RAF Brampton Officer's Mess - April 2018 - Cambs

Urbexbandoned

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Brampton Park Officers' Mess is a former country house, then used by RAF Support Command at RAF Brampton. Brampton Park dates back to the 12th century and the house, known as the Grange, was built in 1821-22 to designs by Thomas Stedman Whitewell. It was altered in 1825 by John Buonarotti Papworth. The main part of the house burned down in 1907 and was rebuilt and extended on the east side in red brick to form a symmetrical design. The south facade is constructed from yellow brick and the roof is tiled. The north front of the house incorporates one of the surviving 19th Century wings as its west end and the 19th Century Pump Room survives on the first floor of the north-west wing.  

During the First World War, the house was used to house German prisoners. At the beginning of the Second World War it was used as the 'Sun Babies Nursery', to house about 100 infants evacuated from North London. In 1942 the house was taken over by the United States Army Corps (HQ 1st Air Division) until 1945-6. In late Spring 1945, Headquarters Technical Training Command moved to Brampton from Shinfield Park. The Grange became the headquarters and the personnel were billeted in the Park.  
The house was used as the headquarters of various RAF Command and Group Headquarters from 1955 onwards. In 1982 the upper floor of the building was damaged in a fire and in 1987 a refurbishment programme was carried out on the house, completed in 1988. In 2012 RAF Brampton was put for disposal by the Ministry of Defence.​

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The Explore ​

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Visited with @hamtagger this had been one we had wanted to visit for a little while and not too far from us either. ​

Pleasantly surprised about the location, still had a RAF feel to it especially over the back of the area where the married quarters are still lived in but the vast majority of the site has been demo'd with masses of new houses built on site to replace the old MOD buildings. What is left is enough though with quite a lot of the features retained, as you will see from the above history part of it burnt down some time ago so I would guess thats why half of it is relatively modern in design. ​

This was one of the most leisurely explores I have had. Having heard that people have had the police rung and escorted off, locals keeping their eyes open for people coming and going we were pretty lucky. In and out unnoticed, just how I like it! ​

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Thanks for looking! ​
 

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Nice chilled explore this was :)  You came away with a tidy set of pics too. That circular roof ?. My favourite ever toilet was found that day too :D  

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Nice chilled explore this was :)  You came away with a tidy set of pics too. That circular roof ?. My favourite ever toilet was found that day too :D  

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Cheers, very enjoyable :)  

That's really nice, great pics. I particularly like these wonderful detail shots.
Thanks Andy, some very nice bits there :)  

Plenty of really cool looking stuff there mate, bathknobs and everything!
Cheers mate ?

Cheers Damo, worth a look :)  

Cheers :)  

 

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wow, really amazing building, was just researching it a little bit and see there are over 100 houses there with military families in pus some 28 vacant and being vandalised, how old are the photos ? as if still in this condition im thinking its worth the drive ;)  

 
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@nightcrawler they were only taken in April mate. Still there and surrounded by a new housing estate. Well worth it in my opinion but I have heard that Police have been called on occasion (y)

 

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cheers dude, going to make a major effort to get there before its repurposed, or ruined ;)  

 
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