| Record added | 24/4/2001 |
| Post Name | KIRBY MOORSIDE |
| OS Grid Reference | SE66779102 |
| County | Yorkshire |
| Date opened | May 1958 |
| Date closed | September 1991 |
| Location | On a mound in a square compound on hilltop by private airstrip. Through farm yard and 300 yards along farm track which starts close to the junction of Boonhill Road and Highfield Lane Description: LOCKED All surface features remain intact with the beige paint in good condition. The hatch is locked. |
| Description | A wooden WW2 aircraft post still survives in a very dilapidated condition in a square compound alongside. It consists of a wooden building 10’ X 6’. There is a 6’ X 6’ open section with a circular metal rim in the roof around the open section and a 4’ X 6’ crew room. Alongside is a 10’ X 15’ wooden post hut with a hipped roof. This is also in a very dilapidated condition. Inside there are twin wooden bunks and a floor standing wooden cupboard. Surviving wooden building of this age are very rare. |
| Remaining Surface Structures |
None |
| Date of Visit | 28.4.2002 |
| Future Actions |
Photo by Nick Catford
The aircraft postPhoto by Nick Catford
The aircraft post and the post hutPhoto by Nick Catford
The post hutPhoto by Nick Catford
The post hutPhoto by Nick Catford