This picture taken 2nd May 2009, shows the area
where the former Station Sub-Post Office was located.
This old store-room which
was demolished shortly after the Post Master Mr Sid
Skull moved into the Lloyds
Bank which was situated to the right of this picture.
This former post office area here was laid to grass,
and the buildings in the background were used by the
station estate maintenance personnel.
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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