historicalhowden
8, langrick ave
howden, east yorkshire dn14 7sn
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Barnes Wallis Memorial Trust
The Barnes Wallis Memorial Trust
The Trust is a Registered Charity and the main objectives are to widen public knowledge and understanding of the work of Sir Barnes Wallis and to encourage the education, particularly of the young people, in the fields of engineering and technology, The Trust has the active support of the Sir Barnes Wallis family.
The Trust was formed in 1986 at Howden in East Yorkshire by some local residents who realised that many people living in Howden were not aware that Barnes Wallis lived in Howden while he was in charge of the design and construction of the R-100 airship in the 1920's.
Other aviation work included the use of geodetic principles in aircraft structures; the design of Tallboy and Grandslam bombs; early research in swing-wing aircraft and very high speed airliners.
Non-aviation work included problems of trawlers freezing and capsizing; submarines for freight transport and the design of light weight callipers for use by children suffering from polio.
There was a lot more to Barnes Wallis than the "Dambusters Bouncing Bombs". At present the trust is looking for premises to set up a permanent exhibition after being evicted by The Yorkshire Air 
Museum at Elvington near York.
We now have and exhibiton which can be moved and set up anywhere big enough to house the 21 A1 picture boards which tell the life and work of Barnes Wallis.
Already it has been a success when housed in Goole Museum and at present it is on show at the Treasure House in Beverley until the 14th. August 2010.
At Howden on the 3rd August 2010 we unveiled two interpretation boards at the Boothferry Golf Course. The boards, one unveiled by Barnes Wallis'daughter Mary, and second by Mrs. Sue Chapman, who is the Chair of the Howden Civic Society. One board tells the story of the Howden airship station which was there in WW1 and the second tells the story of the making of the R.100 airship designed by Barnes Wallis in the mid 1920's.
These boards mean that visitors to Howden can now visit the Boothferry Golf Club which was the site of probably the largest Royal Naval Airship Station in Britain. And also read about the design and building the R.100 airship.In the near future we will be adding a small exhibition in the Golf Club with more information on some of the famous airships that were base at the site.
Visitors will be welcomed at the Golf Club and can partake of refreshments. There is no need to play golf.
8, langrick ave
howden, east yorkshire dn14 7sn
ph: 01430431858
kenneth
