Biggin Hill Chapel and Museum - Wednesday 13th July 2022



At the invitation of Pam Preedy and her husband John, both keen supporters of the Museum, the Society visited these buildings on the site of the famous WW2 fighter station at the south end of the Borough, now a commercial airport.

The first memorial chapel was built in 1943 to commemorate the shooting down of 1000 enemy aircraft and to honour those who died defending the country. Sadly, the wooden structure was destroyed by fire in 1946 but an active fundraising campaign allowed a new, more permanent building to be opened in 1951.

In 2019, after more than two years work, a commemorative museum was opened to complement the purpose and story of the adjacent chapel. More information about our visit can be found in Bromleag.