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Former aircraft hangar, Building No 48, part of a group of three detached military aircraft hangars built in 1913-14 for the Royal Flying Corps, known as Major Burke's sheds, (see also NO75NW0791, NO75NW0793), part of the former Montrose Air Station (NO75NW0031). The three hangars were the first to be built as part of Montrose Air Station. They are among the earliest surviving examples of first generation aircraft hangars in the United Kingdom and the only example in Scotland. Rectangular on plan and arranged from north to south, in an eastward facing crescent shape, the sheds are symmetrical with pitched roofs and gabled north and south elevations. Constructed from timber-frames over a base of concrete and brick, they are clad in corrugated metal. The east elevation of each shed has a pair of gables, each of which has four timber panelled sliding access doors. There is a single-storey timber clad lean-to abutting the south elevation, which was added later and is excluded from the listing. The interior was seen by HES in 2017. It is open plan and subdivided in two by a red brick wall, which is likely to be a later addition. The finishes are plain with a smooth concrete floor, painted and rendered walls and later ceiling tiles. The exposed triangular timber roof trusses have diagonal cross-bracing, vertical iron tension rods and diagonal webbing. Low-level late 20th century partitions have been added to the south elevation. Currently in use as a commercial property as part of the Broomfield Industrial Estate in the southwest of the former airfield complex.
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NO75NW0792 - UNIT 1, BROOMFIELD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, MONTROSE