Virtual Tour - Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE)

You've made it to the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE), the home of aviation development and history in Britain, and now developed into the modern Farnborough Business Airport and Farnborough Business Park and venue for the biennial international airshow. Whilst the original site remains as the airport, many of the old buildings and factories have now gone. Images 5-16 show some of the former RAE buildings in 1998. A larger RAE gallery with additional descriptions is available in the Aviation gallery. Where to now? Next to the entrance to the RAE is the old Swan Inn with Farnborough Common behind, with Trenchard House a little further along, and the Farnborough Road running down one side of the old RAE site with Castleden Hall and Belgrave House School also nearby. The Farnborough and Cove War Memorial Hospital is close by to the East. To the North are the old sites of Pinehurst Corner and Pinehurst Barracks and the former sites of Cove Radio Station, Southwood House and Southwood camp. Pick where you want to go next from the menu on the right.  Take a look at images 17 and 32 for an authentic 'now and then' comparison. Click on an image to see how the site of the RAE has changed over the years. (Remember to scroll down to see the larger images). 1. 1910 2. 1910 3. 1913 4. 1913 5. 1915 6. 1916 7. 1918 8. 1919 9. 1955 10. 1955 11 1998 12. 1998 13. 1998 14. 1998 15. 1998 16. 1998 17 1998 18. 1998 19. 1998 20. 1998 21. 1998 22. 1998 23. 2007 24. 2007 25. 2007 26. 2007 27. 2007 28. 2007 29. 2008 30. 2008 31. 2008 32. 2008 33. 2008 34. 2008 35. 2008 36. 2008 37. 2008 38. 2008 39. 2008 40. 2008 41. 2008 42. 2008 43. 2008 44. 2008 Click on an image to begin the tour. The scan of image 1 is copyright of Richard. Images and thumbnails 1, 4, 8-10 are reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection. Original copyright to image 2 lay with WHA. The scan of image 2 is copyright of Dave Raynes. The copyright owner to image 5 is unknown with the scan being copyright of Dave Raynes. The copyright to images 3, 6-7 is unknown. Efforts were made to establish copyright provisions. If you feel copyright has been breached please contact us. Images and thumbnails 11-22 are reproduced by permission of English Heritage NMR. ©Crown Copyright NMR. Images and thumbnails 29-43 are reproduced courtesy of Clive Molyneux. Click on the date to purchase a copy directly from the Francis Frith Collection. 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 Belgrave House Castleden Hall Cove Radio Station Farnboro Common Farnborough Road Hillside Convent Pinehurst barracks Pinehurst corner RAE Assembly hall Old RAE entrance Southwood camp Southwood House The Swan Inn Tarn Close War Hospital 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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