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monument Word or Phrase:WATCH OFFICE WITH MET SECTION (2328/39) *  
Definition:A two-storey, all-concrete construction with a watch office and additional rooms given over to the meteorological section, including a forecast room and met store. A concrete parapet all around the roof differentiates it from 5845/39.

monument Word or Phrase:WATCH OFFICE WITH MET SECTION (2423/39) *  
Definition:An all timber constructed watch office with meterological section. Similar in design to 2328/39 and 5845/39. There were only two known examples built in the UK at Wick and St.Eval.

monument Word or Phrase:WATCH OFFICE WITH MET SECTION (5845/39) *  
Definition:A two-storey, brick construction with a watch office and additional rooms given over to the meteorological section, including a forecast room and met store. A brick parapet on the roof differentiates it from 2328/39.

monument Word or Phrase:WATCH OFFICE WITH MET SECTION (8936/40) *  
Definition:Based on the previous all-timber design 2423/39 and the temporary brick and timber design 518/40, the 8936/40 was built with pre-cast concrete slabs replacing the timber floors and staircases with only the balcony and watch office roof in timber.

monument Word or Phrase:FIGHTER SATELLITE STATION WATCH OFFICE *  
Definition:A small single storey structure with just one room containing a pyrotechnic cupboard and built of rendered brick with a flat reinforced concrete roof

monument Word or Phrase:WATCH OFFICE WITH MET SECTION (518/40) *  
Definition:A temporary brick and timber watch office based on the all-timber 2423/39. Built after 1941 on many Operational Training Unit airfields the design was superseded by 8936/40.

monument Word or Phrase:BOMBER SATELLITE STATION WATCH OFFICE *  
Definition:A watch office designed for bomber satellite station comprising a long, temporary brick hut with a watch office, operations room and crew briefing room.

monument Word or Phrase:TRAINING SCHOOL WATCH OFFICE (641/41) *  
Definition:Based on a typical 18ft span, 40ft long temporary brick hut but with two bay windows in the front elevation, one for the watch office and one for the chief instructor.

monument Word or Phrase:WATCH OFFICE WITH OPS ROOM (13079/41) *  
Definition:Watch Office with operations room designed to Air Ministry drawing number (13079/41)

monument Word or Phrase:WATCH OFFICE WITH OPS ROOM (7345/41) *  
Definition:Watch Office with operations room designed to Air Ministry drawing number (7345/41

monument Word or Phrase:NIGHT FIGHTER STATION WATCH OFFICE *  
Definition:A two storey building with a watch office on the ground floor and a control room above. Originally based on drawing number 12096/4.

monument Word or Phrase:WATCH OFFICE WITH OPERATIONS ROOM *  
Definition:A building, originally used as a shelter for the duty pilot or officer on watch on an airfield, incorporating an operations room.

monument Word or Phrase:WATCH OFFICE WITH MET SECTION *  
Definition:A watch office with additional rooms given over to the meteorological section, including a forecast room and met store.

monument Word or Phrase:TRAINING SCHOOL WATCH OFFICE *  
Definition:Based on a typical 18ft span, 40ft long temporary brick hut but with two bay windows in the front elevation, one for the watch office and one for the chief instructor.

monument Word or Phrase:WATCH OFFICE (12779/41) *  
Definition:A two-storey, structure with a brick ground floor and a reinforced concrete upper floor with balcony and large windows to the watch office and control room. This became the most common building design for air traffic control in the Second World War.

monument Word or Phrase:WATCH OFFICE (13726/41) *  
Definition:A detached building without an operations block and crew briefing room designed on modern lines similar to, but smaller than WATCH OFFICE (12779/41). Began appearing on new stations from September 1941.

monument Word or Phrase:WATCH OFFICE (14383/40) *  
Definition:A fighter satellite station watch office built to Air Ministry design drawing number 14383/40.

monument Word or Phrase:WATCH OFFICE (15684/41) *  
Definition:A night fighter station watch office based on the standard design dor Bomber Satellite Station watch offices

monument Word or Phrase:WATCH OFFICE (17658/40) *  
Definition:A fighter satellite station watch office built to Air Ministry design drawing number 17658/40.

monument Word or Phrase:WATCH OFFICE (18441/40) *  
Definition:A fighter satellite station watch office built to Air Ministry design drawing number 18441/40.

monument Word or Phrase:WATCH OFFICE (1072/26) *  
Definition:A small, single storey building used as the Pilots' room on fighter stations and as the watch office on bomber stations.

monument Word or Phrase:WATCH OFFICE (1597/27) *  
Definition:A small building housing pilot's and locker rooms with flight offices and a watch office. The only known example was built at Tangmere.

monument Word or Phrase:WATCH OFFICE (1959/34) *  
Definition:A two-storey watch office, built to Air Ministry drawing number 1959/34. It became the standard design for watch offices with a large, almost square, ground plan with a central observation tower.

monument Word or Phrase:WATCH OFFICE (1960/34) *  
Definition:A two-storey watch office, built to Air Ministry drawing number 1959/34 but with slight design modifications as detailed in drawing number 1960/34.

monument Word or Phrase:WATCH OFFICE (3156/41) *  
Definition:A fighter satellite station watch office built to Air Ministry design drawing number 3156/41.

monument Word or Phrase:WATCH OFFICE (4698/43) *  
Definition:No summary available.

monument Word or Phrase:WATCH OFFICE (207/36) *  
Definition:A two-storey watch office similar in design to drawing number 1959/34 but constructed completely from concrete. A large, almost square, ground plan with a central observation tower.

monument Word or Phrase:WATCH OFFICE (343/43) *  
Definition:A modification of WATCH OFFICE (12779/41) where the original large windows were removed and smaller frames fitted, the gap being filled with straight-joint brickwork.

monument Word or Phrase:WATCH OFFICE *  
Definition:A building, originally used as a shelter for the duty pilot or officer on watch on an airfield, and later used to direct air traffic. Use more specific type where known.

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