THE RESTORATION CONTINUES,
2015.
Work has restarted on the outside of Shed 1, the floor at the front has been re laid with concrete and now the stripping of the cladding material has restarted on the front of Shed 1, this will be the last section to be completed, when re cladded it will mark the end of the external work of the restoration of Shed 1. the end is in sight.
The state of play so far at Cardington, Shed / Hangar 1's rear is now complete, as from about the 12th of October they started on the front of Shed 1, below are some images showing this, also the Airlander that was housed in the front of Shed 1 has now been moved to the rear, the work is continuing on her now at the rear of the shed, Movie Pan with Hugh Jackman also had some scenes filmed in Shed 1 involving huge galleons, these galleons were removed from the shed the other week. filming on Pan is over.
i will try and post more to the page as time goes on.
Cheers.
T
i will try and post more to the page as time goes on.
Cheers.
T
As the year progresses i will post news images and video diaries to keep you up to date on this restoration project, It is amazing to see Shed / Hangar 1 at Cardington striped down like this, it does put in perspective the vastness of this great structure, the restoration will continue as the year progresses and the real interesting bit will be when they strip down the sides, rest assured i will be recording as much as i can.
in the meantime why not sit back, chill out and looks at some of the pictures of the work from the last few months, as well as the restoration video diaries, links on the accompanying pages.
LOVE THE SHEDS!!!
in the meantime why not sit back, chill out and looks at some of the pictures of the work from the last few months, as well as the restoration video diaries, links on the accompanying pages.
LOVE THE SHEDS!!!
The front of Shed 1 is complete once more, end October beginning November 2013.
Cardington restoration of shed 1, on the 20/09/2012
CARDINGTON SHED 1 RESTORATION VIDEO DIARY'S.
heres a small video taken on the 20/08/2012 of the roof strip from the other side. Cardington shed hangar 1 restoration is continuing.
It has started, Shed 1 is being restored, and the roofs coming off!!
More pictures of the damage, now the metals been removed we now have a large hole. 30/06/2012
Below are some images to inspire, SOS Save Our Shed!!!
Cardington shed 1 Damage Photos, 23/06/2012
Have it on good authority that the long awaited restoration of the Bedfordshire Landmark the Cardington sheds has begun, will keep you updated on more info when i here it, Cardington shed 1, home of the largest british aircraft ever built, the R101.
2012 has well started now, however it would seem the restoration of shed 1 remains stagnant, there is no sign of anything happening at present. hopefully as i have been saying for many years now that this will be the year, it seems with the striking of big ben on new years eve i am let down again but Restoration of this major Iconic Bedfordshire Landmark must start soon, if you wish info on what is happening the best people to ask would be Fosbern Estates, contact details below from their website. it will start soon. it must start soon.
Below is a little Poem i wrote about the current shed situation.
for the shed we love stands and rots,
we stand by helpless to this sad loss,
the powers that be reassure us,
that there doing all they can,
but the shed still stands rotting,
in this green and pleasant land.
thank you for reading, LOVE THE SHEDS........
facebook group for the restoration of Shed 1 has just been restarted, join up and air your views and opinions on the situation.
link here
2011 ends here above 2012 begins.........
still no sign of restoration, a sad site of cardingtons shed 1 eating itself with rust continues.
Have it on good authority that the long awaited restoration of the Bedfordshire Landmark the Cardington sheds has begun, will keep you updated on more info when i here it, Cardington shed 1, home of the largest british aircraft ever built, the R101.
Cardington's 100 in 2017, how to celerbrate?
In 2017 it will officially mark the 100th anniversary of the complete opening of the airship base at Cardington. it would be fantastic to celebrate this event with an LTA/airship themed air show? inviting airship companies from around the globe to showcase their ideas and their ships. just an idea but i think it would be fantastic, and shed 1 should be fully restored by then, final say however would all be with Fosbern hangars. if you think this should go ahead email Fosburn Hangars and show them the love for these fantastic buildings, follow their link below and go to their contacts page. come on Cardington needs a good celerbration.
below footage of the roof of shed 1, it is in a very bad state, great video cheers mlcamb325 for sharing on youtube, great stuff, taken from a regular cardington visitor the Virgin hot air balloon.
Fosbern, Cardington's current owners have just launched a new website
promoting the sheds, looking at it it seems pretty good, a lot better
than the old site, anyhow it is up and running and also they have a date
for completion of the restoration of shed 1, according to the site all
restoration will be completed by year end 2012, news i have awaited to
hear for many years, it looks like they want shed 1 to be used
continually as well any way i am starting to ramble, you guys want the
address, its here http://www.cardington-hangars.co.uk/index.html enjoy
Cardingtons shed 1 is a major historical landmark of Bedfordshire, for years now through different owners it has been allowed to rot and get into a terrible state of repair, if work does not start soon it will be getting worse,
with this page i will try and keep you updated on restoration news, as soon as restoration starts (one day soon i hope) i want to try and do a kind of online diary of their progress with pictures and video, will keep you all posted on that one
in the mean time there is a poll on here so you can add your voice to the need to restore this amazing building. just add your support and click on the first option.
keep posted, shed 1 will be restored.
Cardingtons shed 1 is a major historical landmark of Bedfordshire, for years now through different owners it has been allowed to rot and get into a terrible state of repair, if work does not start soon it will be getting worse,
with this page i will try and keep you updated on restoration news, as soon as restoration starts (one day soon i hope) i want to try and do a kind of online diary of their progress with pictures and video, will keep you all posted on that one
in the mean time there is a poll on here so you can add your voice to the need to restore this amazing building. just add your support and click on the first option.
keep posted, shed 1 will be restored.
Below is the Restore shed 1 at Cardington, home of Britain's largest aircraft the R101. facebook group. join if you like and give us your feedback.