Former RAF Faldingworth atomic bomb store: bomb testing building is a Grade II listed building in the West Lindsey local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 April 2019. Bomb testing building.

Former RAF Faldingworth atomic bomb store: bomb testing building

WRENN ID
mired-string-dust
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Lindsey
Constituency
Gainsborough MP: Sir Edward Leigh (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 April 2019
Type
Bomb testing building
Address
Former RAF Faldingworth atomic bomb store: bomb testing building, Faldingworth Base, Spridlington Road, Market Rasen, LN8 3SQ
OS grid reference
TF 027 849
Coordinates
53.35108, -0.45788
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The former RAF Faldingworth atomic bomb store includes a bomb testing building dating to the early 1950s. It has an overall inverted T-plan footprint and is oriented northwest-southeast, featuring narrower entrance bays at either end and a projecting wing on the northeast side.

Constructed with a reinforced concrete frame and roof, the building has breeze block infill. It is a tall single-storey structure with a flat roof. Large entrances at both ends are fitted with timber horizontal roller doors. Beyond these doors lies the spacious testing area, which previously housed X-ray equipment and is now used for storage. The ventilation and plant room is situated on the northeast side of the building.

Local climate

Former RAF Faldingworth atomic bomb store: bomb testing building receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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