Another thought, if you came in on a Sat/Sun, I'd have been up to the eyes in it. My HQ (an old Ops Block) was opposite the Station HQ, near the main gate.
I was in the last of the Light Blue to operate at Thornaby - 1261 Squadron, Air Training Corps. Our HQ was in what was known as "The Barrack Block" which was next to the old Ops Block. This building still stands as one of the last original RAF buildings. This is how the site looks today:
