This picture taken 2nd May 2009, shows the Post
Office white portacabin building which was the former
station Lloyds Bank. To the left is the old station
pillar box which stood next to the original station
sub-post office which was demolished shortly after
the Post Master Mr Sid Skull moved into the white
building when Lloyds Bank moved from the station. The
former post office area was laid to grass.
The
area here has significant historical heritage to the
local community as it is the location where the former
Lyneham Court manor building stood prior to the Air
Ministry demolished it in 1939 to make way for the
new airbase which opened 18th May 1940.
The gigantic water towers were erected to improve
water pressure on the airbase as local mains water
supplies were poor on the 512 foot above sea level
plateau elevated airfield.
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