Henley WW2 Shadow Factory & Armed Forces HQ

Henley Shadow Factory and Armed Forces HQ

Built as a WWII shadow factory, which manufactured aircraft components.

At one time it was the AFHQ for London.

The bunker is currently being used for archive storage.

The Underground Factory ran by Sir George Godfrey and Partners making hydraulics and gearbox assemblies for the Phillips Master trainer. 30'000 sq ft of manufacturing space. Surface buildings ran as a private engineering works until early 1980's.   Underground space became a covert Army Communication Centre during Cold War.

The Wargrave Road, Henley site, I believe it was tied in as a aircraft factory with Vincent's Motor Works on Station Road in Reading. Where the subways and underground space were used to make parts which were then sent to this place for assembly.

Main Entrance building (Which looks to have been modified since it was sold and repurposed)

                 Original Plans of the tunnels 

Other entrance tucked away in some woodlands over near Park House Estate. 



The bunker is currently being used as archive storage. 
Other entrance 
How it originally looked credit: Keith Ward 
Credit: Keith Ward 
Credit: Keith Ward 
AFHQ (Armed Forces HQ) Operations Centre 2001. Credit Nick Catford





Location: Wargrave, Reading, UK

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