The Fire Research Station (6)
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The Fire Research Station (6)
Image: © John Webb Taken: Unknown
The 'Models Laboratory', built 1958, seen from the main building. At one time the largest fire test building in the world. So-called because models of buildings were constructed in it for fire tests. It had a section of the roof opened by a hydraulics mechanism to vent gases from these tests. The blue doors with a large concrete surround visible in the photo cover an opening into the building - on the far side a 12ft (4m) diameter electric fan could draw in air through the opening on this side across the building at speeds of up to 30mph to see the effect of wind on burning objects. A closer view of this building is in Image The building lies on the grid line between this square and TQ1996
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Image Location
Latitude
51.650047
Longitude
-0.276438