Goodbye to ULAS THQ??
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Well the ATC bit of the building is rumoured to be going to White City TA Centre. I'm sure ULAS would love that ..... 
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I'd forgotten to mention that as a side benefit of that year. I, too, was teaching the 17 and 18 year olds and half of each class came from the tres jolie distaff side. But I remained completely professional until my contract ended in mid-June, the day they all finished their Baccalaureat exams!
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The garages alongside were also part of the property and at least one kit car was built there by ULAS students in my time ( 69-72). The 206 location was part of the quirky, privileged and much appreciated ethos of ULAS in the middle of the then "swinging London". Unique times ,unique people.
We were " students "
, and ( some of us) as permanently commissioned officers were getting the equivalent of a student grant a month, plus free membership of the finest Flying Club in the world.
Unforgettable.
We were " students "
, and ( some of us) as permanently commissioned officers were getting the equivalent of a student grant a month, plus free membership of the finest Flying Club in the world.Unforgettable.
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the links in this thread on Jet Blast may interest you: photos of parts of the building I suspect some of you never knew existed, including the closed platforms
http://www.pprune.org/jet-blast/5208...pton-road.html
http://www.pprune.org/jet-blast/5208...pton-road.html
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Now sold for £53M.......which will no doubt disappear without a trace.
So where is the new ULAS THQ going to be located?
So where is the new ULAS THQ going to be located?
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So where is the new ULAS THQ going to be located?
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Another piece of family silver taken down to cash converters. A fine defence estate asset soon to be an oligarch's shagpad. Bentley Priory, Chelsea Barracks, Admiralty Arch, etc etc etc. What a shame.
Remember that thread: 'You know you're a third rate air force when...'
Remember that thread: 'You know you're a third rate air force when...'
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ULAS THQ
My bet also would be on ULAS THQ being relocated across to one of the surviving Army barracks in London and co-located with some lodger T.A. unit and its drill hall.
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All the gen about the sale is now on the BBC News website.
BBC News - London's Brompton Road Tube station sold for £53m
BBC News - London's Brompton Road Tube station sold for £53m
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I spent many a good night in THQ, even though I was a lowly Corporal Airframe fitter, when ULAS were based at Abingdon. Its a shame that money, is the driving force, and once more raises its ugly head, when so much is being wasted on non UK recipients.
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It's not only ULAS that is losing its THQ. The Bristol one (which was leased on hugely expensive terms) was closed around the time of the move from Filton to Colerne, with no replacement. I get the impression that apart from Oxbridge and London, many THQs have long gone.
Any further info from those who know the detail?
Any further info from those who know the detail?
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The London URNU, which shared the building, and of which i partook, has gone off to HMS President.
Plenty of good banter with the ULAS guys in my time. There are also a few safeguard unpleasant stories about the place those in the know will tell over a beer late at night.
Plenty of good banter with the ULAS guys in my time. There are also a few safeguard unpleasant stories about the place those in the know will tell over a beer late at night.
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I couldn't agree more - such a waste turning a beautiful building steeped in heritage into a £55M crash pad with underground parking for an oligarch.
I am biased, not only have I enjoyed some awesome evenings on the roof of Brompton Road (Mary Poppins style with Brandy and Cigars) but I'm part of the team trying to preserve the history of the 'ghost stations'
I had the pleasure of being in Aldwych Strand (just 150 yds from St Clement Danes) and Down Street (only 100yds from the RAF Club) last week with Colin Salmon (of James Bond and new 24 fame) who is a staunch supporter of protecting the sites.
I just hope that we can stop them all becoming luxury mansions.....
I am biased, not only have I enjoyed some awesome evenings on the roof of Brompton Road (Mary Poppins style with Brandy and Cigars) but I'm part of the team trying to preserve the history of the 'ghost stations'
I had the pleasure of being in Aldwych Strand (just 150 yds from St Clement Danes) and Down Street (only 100yds from the RAF Club) last week with Colin Salmon (of James Bond and new 24 fame) who is a staunch supporter of protecting the sites.
I just hope that we can stop them all becoming luxury mansions.....
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and now the new owner of Brompton Road is arrested by the FBI -
Ukrainian Dmytro Firtash was Brompton Road Tube station buyer | The Times
Ukrainian Dmytro Firtash was Brompton Road Tube station buyer | The Times
