Our venue for the Northern Recorder Course this week is Bawtry Hall near Doncaster. Bawtry Hall is currently used for residential courses and conferences but it had a strategically crucial role for the RAF between 1941 and 1984 when it was the location of Bomber Command. Our evening playing sessions are held in the old Command Room and it’s very odd to think that Sir Winston Churchill once sat there (apparently he had his own personal leather chair in one corner) overseeing missions such as the Dambusters raids of 1943. I’m hoping to take some more photos around the interior during the week but today I decided to focus on the hall’s main entrance.

niceee :) nobodysperfect · 2012-04-12: 14:13

How exciting to be in a room with so much significance and history! Wow. The B&W is perfect for the photograph and the history associated with the building! danrav · 2012-04-12: 14:36

love the lines in this jennyLit · 2012-04-12: 18:47

Amazing historical connection, Helen. I think I would be in awe. Interesting shots with great texture! lookagain · 2012-04-12: 19:55

What history! Being there must be very humbling. lgnelson · 2012-04-12: 22:34

love the tone slowpete · 2012-04-13: 01:36

A very interesting report, Helen... Thank you for sharing these knowledge with us The B&W is perfect here josy63 · 2012-04-13: 02:11

Fantastic shot and history! Lsample · 2012-04-13: 05:41

Those old buildings, so beautiful, so full of history! Ryana · 2012-04-14: 07:19

Great shot! So you are touching history, Helen! Eiram · 2012-04-14: 18:38

Great shot and history lesson! lukesmom · 2012-04-15: 13:18

Fantastic capture well done mystic1 · 2012-04-15: 22:46

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