Former RAF Oakington (Northstowe) Historic Building Recording on Listed Pillboxes

Abstract

Level 4 historic building recording was carried out on five of the nine Grade II Listed Pillboxes at the former RAF Oakington in Cambridgeshire. The airfield forms part of the Northstowe new town development site and the survey will contribute towards an overall management plan for the pillboxes. The pillboxes are all of the Oakington or cantilevered type built in 1941 as part of a national strategy of airfield defence. The survey, which included detailed survey, recording and photography, designated two sub-types as being present (Oakington 'A' and 'B') though it is unclear whether the distinction is meaningful in terms of understanding their context. The Pillboxes are in generally good condition.