Virtual Tour - Cove Radio Station

You've made it to the former site of Cove Radio Station which stood until the mid 1990s close to Southwood Farm (now the Monkey Puzzle pub) off Ively Road. Today the site has been redeveloped into The Lawns area of Southwood. Image 6 shows the entrance to The Lawns as it is today, close to the former entrance to the radio station. Details of the planning process for this redevelopment are still available on Hampshire County Council's web site from 1995. Today, the name of Cove Radio Station endures through the site located adjacent to the Qinetiq site and close to Norris Roundabout and Pyestock woods (image 5). Read a memory of Cove Radio Station, or see larger versions of image 1, image 2 and image 4. Where to now? Close by are the former sites of Southwood Camp, the National Gas Turbine Establishment (NGTE), Whitehall Farm, and Southwood House, along with Tarn Close, Fleet Road and West Heath Corner and the former site of the RAE. Further to the East are Cove Junior School, the former Cove Court, the Alma Inn in the middle of Cove and the Thathced Cottage pub, and beyond that Victoria Road leading back into the centre of Farnborough. Pick where you want to go next from the menu on the right. Click on an image to see how Cove Radio Station has changed over the years. (Remember to scroll down to see the larger images). 1. Date NA 2. Date NA 3. 1967 4. 1976 5. 2001 6. 2008 7. 2008 Click on an image to begin the tour. Original copyright to images and thumbnails 1-3 and 5 are unknown and they were donated by individual staff at Qinetiq. Efforts were made to establish copyright provisions. If you feel copyright has been breached please contact us. Copyright of these scanned images lie with Historic Farnborough. Image and thumbnail 4 is reproduced courtesy of Farnborough Air Sciences Trust (FAST). Email this page to a friend or social bookmark and share it with: Read about social bookmarking on wikipedia Powered by Bookmarkz [Note: you must register with the sites above in order to use them]

Where to next? Make a selection Alma Inn Cove Court Cove Junior School Cove Pond Cove Road Fleet Road NGTE RAE Southwood camp Southwood House Tarn Close Thatched Cottage Victoria Road West Heath Corner Whitehall Farm Tour Quick jump Make a selection Cove Farnborough Park Farnborough Street North Camp North Farnborough Rafborough South Farnborough West Heath Add to this page Have you got a photograph of this part of Farnborough that you'd like to share and see appear here? Maybe you've got a memory of relating to this part of town? Why not share with it everyone by submitting it to the Historic Farnborough site.

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