Spreckley Hall

[O.I.C Spreckley Hall]

Can anyone shed any light on Spreckley Hall, such as history etc. many thanks

[FFP]

May I ask what your interest is please . . . . . .. . . .. .

[O.I.C Spreckley Hall]

Why so named, age etc. it was mentioned to me today, a blast from the past!!

[country calls]

The cinema in the basement where Apprentices sat wide eyed at the Man from Lox and all of us fitters were catching some shut eye!

[O.I.C Spreckley Hall]

that sound very familiar

[Mandator]

Was Spreckley Hall the 'system-built' building located between Old and New Workshops?

[The Helpful Stacker]

Originally Posted by Mandator

Was Spreckley Hall the 'system-built' building located between Old and New Workshops?

Thats the one.

Now days its occassionally home to bored stackers like me, learning the joys of dangerous goods, explosives handling and all manner of other book hungry and completely dull as ditch water 'specialist' subjects.

[Proman]

Identified now by the scaffold which is holding it up (and since the Police moved out, the tumbleweed blowing down the corridors).

[Regie Mental]

Internet search turned up the following biog of a likely candidate:
SPRECKLEY, Herbert (Dorman) (1904-1963), Air Marshal
Service biography
Commissioned, RAF 1925; North West Frontier, India 1930; Armament course 1932; RAF Staff College 1935; Ministry of Aircraft Production and Ministry of Supply on Armament research and development 1937-1945; World War II 1939-1945; Air Officer Commanding and Commandant, Empire Air Armament School 1946-1948; Imperial Defence College 1949; Director of Operational Requirements 1950-1952; Air Officer Commanding and Commandant, RAf Technical College, Henlow 1952-1954; Director General of Technical Services, Air Ministry 1954-1957; Air Officer Commanding No 24 (Training) Group, Technical Training Command 1957-1959; Controller of Engineering and Equipment, Air Ministry 1959-1962; military adviser to Smith Aviation Division 1962-1963
Proman - you forget that the Hall is still home to the RAF's premiere Media Ops unit

[dantura]

Stacker,

Was there not also a Spreckley Hall at Hereford, the big old place where the SC courses were....or did I dream it???

Dantura