Howard, C. (2014). Hooton Park Aerodrome, Chester West and Chester: an assessment of the General Service Sheds and associated buildings. Fort Cumberland: Historic England. https://doi.org/10.5284/1037517. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Hooton Park Aerodrome, Chester West and Chester: an assessment of the General Service Sheds and associated buildings
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Series:		 Historic England Research Reports
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Abstract:		 The General Service (GS) sheds, or hangars, and associated technical buildings at Hooton Park, situated on the northern outskirts of Ellesmere Port and close to the south-western bank of the River Mersey, represent one of the most well-preserved groups of First World War buildings in the country. The sheds were originally intended to form an Aircraft Acceptance Park (AAP) for the assembly of aircraft sent from America to the nearby port of Liverpool, but this use was superseded by a requirement to train new pilots for the First World War. Double GS sheds were constructed for each of three flying units at Hooton, accompanied by technical buildings including two Motor Transport (MT) sheds, workshops and huts. In the 1920s and 1930s the site became a major centre for civil and commercial aviation with the establishment of the Liverpool and District Aero Club; this was soon followed by Liverpool's first commercial airport. It also became a centre for pioneering aviation engineers and manufacturers during the 1930s and this role continued until the closure of the airfield in 1957. The sheds and technical buildings continued to be used, albeit with some modifications, from 1961 onwards when the site was acquired by Vauxhall Motors.
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Author:		 Clare Howard ORCID icon
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Publisher:		 Historic England
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Cheshire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2014
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Site: Hooton Park Aerodrome
County: Cheshire
District: Cheshire West and Chester
Parish: CHESTER
Country: England
Grid Reference: 337310, 378780 (Easting, Northing)
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20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) AIRFIELD (Monument Type England)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) HANGAR (Monument Type England)
FIELD SURVEY (Event)
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OASIS Id: englishh2-215601
OBIB: 76-2014
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Note:		 A4 heat-bound report of 51pp.
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Created Date:		 01 Feb 2018