IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
The Airfield, BURY ST. EDMUNDS, IP30 9NH
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to The Airfield, IP30 9NH by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Notes
- Clicking on the map will re-center to the selected point.
- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (17 Images Found)
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image
Details
Distance
1
Boundary between industry and agriculture, Rougham
Part of the WW2 RAF Bury St Edmunds is now Rougham Industrial Estate. Part is farmland.
Image: © Christine Johnstone
Taken: 9 Aug 2015
0.05 miles
2
Car parking area for airshow, plus industrial buildings
Very early in the day but the car park is already filling. Behind the cars we can see the industrial operations based on the second world war airfield sites.
This is a two picture panorama.
Image: © John Goldsmith
Taken: 14 Aug 2011
0.06 miles
3
Car parking area, Rougham airshow
A harvested cereal field forms the car park for an airshow on the Rougham Airfield. This is a 2 shot panorama. Dozens of aircraft can be seen parked along the runway on the left (north). To the centre-right a row of industrial buildings can be seen, built along the perimeter track. Behind the tall hedge on the right there are further industrial premises, some based on former wartime buildings.
The photographs were taken from the top of the old control tower.
Image: © John Goldsmith
Taken: 14 Aug 2011
0.08 miles
4
Sugar beet field, Rougham
East of the Rougham Control Tower Museum.
Image: © Christine Johnstone
Taken: 9 Aug 2015
0.08 miles
5
Three Nissen huts, Rougham Control Tower Museum
Two of the huts have been relocated from the former WW2 airfield at Shepherds Grove.
Image: © Christine Johnstone
Taken: 9 Aug 2015
0.09 miles
6
New Roundabout, New Road
Road network developments to the east of Bury St Edmunds.
Image: © Stuart Shepherd
Taken: 23 Sep 2018
0.10 miles
7
RAF / USAAF Rougham, 47th, 322nd & 94th BG (H), memorial
It was built during 1941 and 1942 with three intersecting concrete runways. The main runway of 2,000 yards was aligned approximately E–W. It saw extensive use during the Second World War.
The old technical site has been developed into the Rougham Industrial Estate. The T2 hangars are still in use, for storage. The control tower, used for many years as a private dwelling, has now been restored and is used as a museum.
Around the semi circular enclosure are 41 plaques, each with a memorial to either a crew, an individual or group of individuals, or a section
Image: © Adrian S Pye
Taken: 14 Dec 2019
0.10 miles
8
Plaque on the 47th, 322nd & 94th BG (H) memorial at Rougham
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6343873
It was built during 1941 and 1942 with three intersecting concrete runways. The main runway of 2,000 yards was aligned approximately E–W. It saw extensive use during the Second World War.
The old technical site has been developed into the Rougham Industrial Estate. The T2 hangars are still in use, for storage. The control tower, used for many years as a private dwelling, has now been restored and is used as a museum.
Image: © Adrian S Pye
Taken: 14 Dec 2019
0.10 miles
9
The control Tower and memorial at Rougham
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6343873
It was built during 1941 and 1942 with three intersecting concrete runways. The main runway of 2,000 yards was aligned approximately E–W. It saw extensive use during the Second World War.
The old technical site has been developed into the Rougham Industrial Estate. The T2 hangars are still in use, for storage. The control tower, used for many years as a private dwelling, has now been restored and is used as a museum.
Image: © Adrian S Pye
Taken: 14 Dec 2019
0.11 miles
10
Over the door of the Control Tower / museum
It was built during 1941 and 1942 with three intersecting concrete runways. The main runway of 2,000 yards was aligned approximately E–W. It saw extensive use during the Second World War.
The old technical site has been developed into the Rougham Industrial Estate. The T2 hangars are still in use, for storage. The control tower, used for many years as a private dwelling, has now been restored and is used as a museum.
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6343873
Image: © Adrian S Pye
Taken: 14 Dec 2019
0.11 miles