Biggin Hill

[Aceyone]

Spent an hour up at The Chapel today,if you are ever around this neck of the woods it's well worth a visit,very poignant place,full of memories,couple of pics

Gate Guardians Spit/Hurri,new models ( don't know where the old ones ended up )



Garden of Remembrance



Stone laid by Air Chief Marshall Dowding



A thank you



Part of the interior



One of the S G W



Another SGW



Thanks for looking

[Mayfly]

It looks a lovely place Ace thanks for sharing - somewhere I would now like to visit!!

[Fifties Fanatic]

Thank you for that. Regrettably the annual visit to the Airshow never allows time to see any other aspects of this historic airfield.

[Aceyone]

It embarrasses me to say although I only live a few miles from BH and drive past the Chapel regularly ,it's the first time Iv'e stopped and gone in in my defence I think that when you live close to an attraction etc you don't tend to visit because you always think you can go anytime ,if that makes sense

[Fifties Fanatic]

It makes complete sense and we are all guilty, if that's the right word, of ignoring what's on our doorstep. And probably for exactly the reason you suggest.

[34053]

Thank you Aceyone for posting the pictures. I only live about 10 miles from Biggin Hill and am sorry to admit that I have never set foot inside the Chapel - something I must rectify very soon!

I have also intended, for many years, to visit the 'RAF Church' :- 'St Clement Danes' in Central London. This Church is part of the 'Battle of Britain Heritage Walk' in London and you can see all the details (and download a map of the Walk) by using the link below:

http://www.raf.mod.uk/events/bobheritagewalk.cfm

PW

[Aceyone]

I have also intended, for many years, to visit the 'RAF Church' :- 'St Clement Danes' in Central London. This Church is part of the 'Battle of Britain Heritage Walk' in London and you can see all the details (and download a map of the Walk) by using the link below:

Thanks for that link.never heard of that before,I'm going up to London soon so I will be visiting some of these places if possible Also I noticed that across the road from the BH Chapel there was a new banner announcing proposed Biggin Hill Heritage site,near where the old officers mess was I think,be good if it comes off

[Mayfly]

We're all guilty of not visiting what's on our doorstep

reminder to self - Must make more effort!

[Aceyone]

Yes it's kind of weird that you will go somewhere on holiday,abroad or otherwise and frantically rush around trying to see all the local attracions ( even if,it must be said ,that you're not really interested in say,a 400 year old ruin that means absolutely nothing to you ) and yet on your own doorstep there are probably things far more relevant and interesting to you ,I mean I live a 20 min train ride from one of the ( supposedly ) greatest cities on Earth and yet since I stopped driving trains into London some 12 yeras ago ,Iv'e only been there once or twice to visit someone in hospital ! yet people will travel from the far side of the world to see the sites ,mind you ,I don't like London anyway

[Mayfly]

Aha so your day job was every little boys dream.

[Aceyone]

Aha so your day job was every little boys dream.

Well in all honesty I used to actually look forward to work ( most days ) driving trains all around Kent was a buzz,driving into SE London could be a bit of a pain ( some proper lairy yoofs out there ) but most days was brilliant until one day I went for a routine medical and they found that I had a heart defect and that was that ! no more driving out on the main-line ,I got stuck in a depot moving them about for cleaning/formating etc,still enjoyed it though .( not quite up to piloting a Vulcan )

[Mayfly]

Each to their own Ace, enjoying what you do is the most important thing.

[Xplumberlives]

Each to their own Ace, enjoying what you do is the most important thing.

Disagree, being ALLOWED OUT is very important!!!!!

[Mayfly]

is that aimed at you or me!!!!

[Xplumberlives]

Both I guess!