Radar Training Station is a Grade II listed building in the Wyre local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 March 2003. Radar station. 1 related planning application.
Radar Training Station
- WRENN ID
- little-obsidian-tide
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wyre
- Constituency
- Blackpool North and Fleetwood MP: Lorraine Beavers (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 March 2003
- Type
- Radar station
- Address
- Radar Training Station, Fleetwood, FY7 7BH
- OS grid reference
- SD 338 485
- Coordinates
- 53.92862, -3.00939
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Radar Training Station is a building constructed between 1961 and 1962 by the Lancashire County Council Architect's Department, with Roger Booth as the designer and Eric Morris Hart as the architect in charge. It was designed for the practical training of masters and crews of coastal craft in the latest radar technology. The structure is made of reinforced concrete and features a flat roof. It is a simple, single-storey, oval building elevated on pilotis above high tide level, with framed timber windows and a timber door accessed by steps from the promenade. The interior has timber floors, but the radar equipment is not included in the listing.
This modern design is an attractive addition to the area, complementing the nearby lighthouse designed by Decimus Burton around 1840. Together, these two buildings illustrate the evolution of communication technology. Sir Nikolaus Pevsner described it as "a cute little piece," and it received a Civic Trust Commendation in 1965 for being "a modest yet dramatic little building." Currently operated by Blackpool and The Fylde College, the Radar Training Station is a rare example of architecture and technology working together to create a structure that is both functional and aesthetically pleasing.
Local climate
Radar Training Station sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,420 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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