WW2 - Second World War airmen's hostel
2011
2011
Update, 11 Dec 2011: the buildings are being/have been demolished. They were already being dismantled in advance of the council meeting to decide the issue.
These buildings have an interesting history. They're a reminder of the many airfields hastily constructed during the war years, and the men who flew from them. They're a rare - perhaps unique? - survival of this type of building in a city centre area. Yet their history hasn't been much publicised.
They were constructed as a service hostel or leave club for members of the RCAF based at nearby airfields such as East Moor, near Sutton on the Forest.
Map showing an aerial view of the 'hutments' site
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Panoramic view of the site on flickr.com. For more, search for 'hutments York' on Google/any search engine.
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Page compiled in February 2011. Last updated: 20 January 2012.