General view of an outside storage area, at a Ministry of Works distribution centre for prefabricated housing, possibly at Croydon Airfield, Greater London

Date:
12 May 1947
Location:
CROYDON AIRPORT, PURLEY WAY, Sutton, Greater London Authority, CR0
Reference:
P/H00173/002
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

The original Ministry envelop lists the distribution centre as being at Waddon. Croydon Airfield is located here and as the Ministry often used airfields and storage hangars to distribute large quantities of material , it is likely that this location was used.

Content

This is part of the Volume: PSA01/04/H00173 Ministry of Works distribution centre for prefabricated housing, possibly at Croydon Airfield, Greater London; within the Sub Series: PSA01/04/H Housing; within the Series: PSA01/04 Negatives; within the Collection: PSA01 Property Services Agency

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

Keywords

Mid 20th Century Airfield, Mid 20th Century Warehouse