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"Thus over eighteen months work was lost in thirty seconds" - Constant (describing the failure of a gas turbine under test)

This section features each key building at Pyestock and explains its function along with many exterior and interior shots.

Main Stores (405)

Main Stores (405)

Built: 1949

Number 1 Main Workshop (407)

Number 1 Main Workshop (407)

Built: 1949

Power Station (305)

Power Station (305)

Built: 1951

Admiralty Test House (307)

Admiralty Test House (307)

Built: 1951

Battle Test House (543)

Battle Test House (543)

Built: 1951

Plant House (572)

Plant House (572)

Built: 1951

Cells 1 & 2 (561)

Cells 1 & 2 (561)

Built: 1957

Bramshot Cooling Towers (579)

Bramshot Cooling Towers (579)

Built: 1957

New Fitting Shop

New Fitting Shop (565)

Built: 1957

Air House (621)

Air House (621)

Built: 1961

Air House Cooling Towers (418)

Air House Cooling Towers (418)

Built: 1961

Cell 3 (630)

Cell 3 (630)

Built: 1961

Computer Building (574)

Computer Building (574)

Built: 1961

Cell 4 (635)

Cell 4 (635)

Built: 1965

Number 9 Exhauster (635)

Number 9 Exhauster (635)

Built: 1965

Number 10 Exhauster (638)

Number 10 Exhauster (638)

Built: 1969

Cell 3 (649)

Cell 3 West (649)

Built: 1969

Anechoic Facility

Anechoic Facility (590)

Built: 1971

CECA Plant

CECA Plant (623)

Built: 1961

Monk's Tunnel

Monk's Tunnel

Built: 19??

Assembly Loading Bays

Assembly Bays (415)

Built: 19??

Pumping Houses

W.P.H. Number 10

Built: 1961