Former Control Tower, Watch Office, Aircraft Factory and Factory Office Block at Hendon Aerodrome is a Grade II listed building in the Barnet local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 January 1987. Former control tower, watch office, aircraft factory.
Former Control Tower, Watch Office, Aircraft Factory and Factory Office Block at Hendon Aerodrome
- WRENN ID
- rough-balcony-finch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Barnet
- Constituency
- Hendon MP: David Pinto-Duschinsky (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 January 1987
- Type
- Former control tower, watch office, aircraft factory
- OS grid reference
- TQ 221 900
- Coordinates
- 51.59644, -0.23851
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The building is a former control tower, watch office, aircraft factory, and factory office block located at Hendon Aerodrome, dating from 1915. It is constructed of red brick. The factory elevation facing Aerodrome Road is one storey high and seven bays wide, featuring a slightly projecting central bay with a square-headed stone architraved entrance, flanked by circular windows. Above the door is a 'GW' monogram along with the date. The windows are square with gauged heads and have metal frames with small panes. A modillion cornice runs along the parapet, while the roof is not visible.
The watch office is located at the end of the seven bays, with an advanced ground storey that projects at the center for the entrance and includes a timber balustraded gallery. The upper storeys feature Serlian windows in the center and end bays, while the other windows are square-headed. The watch tower is recessed behind the facade. This building is of historic interest as it served as the hub of Graham-White's aerodrome and factory complex.
Local climate
Former Control Tower, Watch Office, Aircraft Factory and Factory Office Block at Hendon Aerodrome sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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