Bowerhill, Melksham
The Bowerhill area of Melksham was built on the site of RAF Melksham - built as an RAF training base in 1940, and remaining open until 1964. There days, there's a large area of light industry on one side of the site, with residential housing, a school, a community centre, a pub and a few shops to the East.
Bowerhill Calendar for 2006
I should add - all profits from the Calendar go towards the production and distribution costs for the Bowerhill Villager - a 6 to 8 page monthly newsletter delivered to around 1500 addresses on Bowerhill.
Map locator - Bowerhill
Christie Miller, Bowerhill
The Christie Miller Sports Centre is housed in one of the remaining hangars from the RAF days, and you'll find a stone in memory of RAF Melksham in front of the centre. Special events come there from time to time, including Trainwest model railway show that moved from Chippenham in 2007.
Bowling at Christie Miller, Melksham
There's 10 pin bowling available too!
Commemorating RAF Melksham
Elsewhere, there are other reminders of the olden days too
RAF Melksham - old Hangar
Bowerhill, Air Cadets hall
Although RAF Melksham was a big station, we can find very little information about it. Perhaps that's because it was a training base and newcomers to the RAF passed through there for just a few weeks early in their service. We do know that the Hawker Hunter aircraft that held the air speed record briefly in the 1950s was on display at the entrance for a while ... but she's now kept at Tangmere (see our Portsmouth page).
Hidden away towards the back of Bowerhill, you'll find an old steam turbine from a mill in Bradford; I'm not entirely sure how it's come to rest in Melksham (If anyone knows, please tell!) but there's certainly copious notes on engraved plates at its foot.
Water Turbine at Bowerhill
Other surprises at Bowerhill include the Gymnastics centre ...
Wiltshire School of Gymnastics
... and who could resist a bacon butty before their Wellhouse course from Den's Diner - less that half a mile from us.
Den's Diner
Bowerhill Calendar for 2006
I should add - all profits from the Calendar go towards the production and distribution costs for the Bowerhill Villager - a 6 to 8 page monthly newsletter delivered to around 1500 addresses on Bowerhill.
Map locator - Bowerhill
Christie Miller, Bowerhill
The Christie Miller Sports Centre is housed in one of the remaining hangars from the RAF days, and you'll find a stone in memory of RAF Melksham in front of the centre. Special events come there from time to time, including Trainwest model railway show that moved from Chippenham in 2007.
Bowling at Christie Miller, Melksham
There's 10 pin bowling available too!
Commemorating RAF Melksham
Elsewhere, there are other reminders of the olden days too
RAF Melksham - old Hangar
Bowerhill, Air Cadets hall
Although RAF Melksham was a big station, we can find very little information about it. Perhaps that's because it was a training base and newcomers to the RAF passed through there for just a few weeks early in their service. We do know that the Hawker Hunter aircraft that held the air speed record briefly in the 1950s was on display at the entrance for a while ... but she's now kept at Tangmere (see our Portsmouth page).
Hidden away towards the back of Bowerhill, you'll find an old steam turbine from a mill in Bradford; I'm not entirely sure how it's come to rest in Melksham (If anyone knows, please tell!) but there's certainly copious notes on engraved plates at its foot.
Water Turbine at Bowerhill
Other surprises at Bowerhill include the Gymnastics centre ...
Wiltshire School of Gymnastics
... and who could resist a bacon butty before their Wellhouse course from Den's Diner - less that half a mile from us.
Den's Diner
| Pages nearby ... | Well House HQ 1 kms NE | Melksham Spa 1.1 kms NE |
|---|---|---|
| Semington Aquaduct 1.2 kms SW | Hungry Horse Melksham 1.3 kms NW | Well House Manor 1.3 kms N |
| Melksham Bypass Walk 1.6 kms NW | Melksham Cemetery 1.7 kms NW | Melksham Church 1.7 kms NW |
| Melksham Centre 1.7 kms N | Church Walk Melksham 1.8 kms NW | Clackers Brook 1.9 kms NE |
| Semington 1.9 kms SW | Conigre Mead Melksham 2 kms NW | King Georges Field 2.1 kms N |
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