London Gliding Club Hangar And Clubhouse

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724-/38/10002 London Gliding Club Hangar and Clubhouse.

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Gliding Clubhouse and hangar. Designed by Christopher Nicholson in 1935 and officially opened in July 1936. International Modern Style combined clubhouse and hangar. Steel-framed and clad in brick and concrete, with hangar on ground floor and club rooms above, designed to accommodate up to 25 gliders. Hangar of steel frame construction about 90 feet by 90 feet with roof, back and side walls covered with corrugated asbestos sheeting. Opening of 60 feet at the front. Clubhouse built on to front of hangar is L-shaped with curved ends. Projection to right hand side of one storey steel-framed with concrete walls, original continuous casement windows housing the bar with tea terrace on flat roof above. Two storey range behind, also steel-framed with flat roof, has brick ground floor with large hangar opening to right, first floor lounge and restaurant of concrete with curved end to left, continuous glazed windows and 2 storey brick staircase wing with temporary dormitory/locker room on ground floor and cloakrooms on both floors. To left is clock face for convenience of pilots leaving the hangar and right hand projecting glazed screen to staircase. Interior fittings, including light fittings, glazed screen between hall and bar and bar joinery survive. [See "The Architectural Review", June 1936.]

This building was first included in the statutory list for the former Municipal Borough of Dunstable by virtue of the 11th amendment of the 7th list for the District of South Beds and has been removed from the 7th list by virtue of the 12th amendment.

Listing NGR: TL0011220210