The time-warp house in Flixton
A 1940s Timewarp, Site 4, Bungay Airfield, Flixton, Suffolk - 9th June 2022
Site 4 at Flixton, Bungay Airfield, is perhaps the most complete and original USAAF Eight Airforce base, certainly anywhere in East Anglia and quite possibly in the world. It has miraculously survived for 80 years without commercial development or simply being demolished because of a "sentimental attachment" between the owner of the house and her USAAF boyfriend - after he returned to the States, she kept the airbase and the house virtually unchanged as a sort-of memorial. One of her last instructions to her family was a hope to see the site preserved, and so after Clive and his group had got wind of it, they entered into nearly two years of negotiations in order to secure a lease on the base and buildings, which finally happened at the very beginning of 2024. Nosher had visited back in June 2022 with Clive, Suzanne and the gang to photograph it, but as there was a certain amount of secrecy about the bid, these photos were embargoed until January 2024. It's quite a large set, but the location and situation is utterly unique, so it's worth the more-thorough documentation.
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A large free-standing butler sink
There's an ancient 1960s can of luncheon meat
The kitchen - untouched for decades
We move into the informal dining room
Clive finds an interesting USAAF artefact
Clive finds some more crests and badges
An original US Army Medical Department box
We find a very old Diss Express
More personal possessions
We're in another reception room
Down in the cellar
A collection of randomness on a table
A study in light and shade
Suzanne reads a diary
A painting of the owner of the house
Clive reads the diary by the light of a window
A somewhat-prosaic entry for VE Day
The owner's bedroom
One of the upstairs attic rooms
Ceiling decay around an original light fitting
Another bedroom, filled with 1940s furniture
A disturbingly-long toilet
A guest bedroom with more 30s and 40s furniture
A cobweb-covered water pump
Electrically-operated service indicators
We're back in the kitchen
Yet another drawing room
A nice little collection of things
One of several sets of horse brasses
We start exploring the first of the site buildings
Piles of chairs
Suzanne talks about something
A tub simply says 'girls'
Oi! All gear is to be returned the same day
Some of the buildings are returning to nature
Ivy grows all over the inside walls
Some of the buildings are very derelict
More ivy, and some major cracks
Roaming around outside
Trees are gowing inside this hut
Clive grins as we enter another building
A broken light switch
A 70s cistern on an original toilet
An HMSO sign from 1971
Detritus in the corner of a building
Coat hooks on a wall
Another corner in another hut
Possibly one of the mess/recreation huts
Bottles lined up on a shelf
The remains of a map of the USA
A shower and toilet
This hut's in fairly good condition
Artwork of the 704th Bomb Squadron - The Vultures
A winged unicorn - emblem of the 705th Bomb Squadron
More unique wall art
A mural of wine bottles and a fruit bowl
The 446th Bomb Group's 'Aero Club' room
A commemorative plaque from Ross Poulty/Buxted
Another view of the Aero Club
More wall art, obscured by some electrical gear
A row of original wall urinals
An original toilet cistern
Looking down a dried-out toilet bowl
Another relatively intact hut
One of the maintenance sheds
A view of the outside
Ivy covers a tower
There are three or four complete sets of buildings
We roam around another mess/canteen hut
The remains of another toilet block
Another derelict room
Flaking blue paint on a wall
Green algae on a pool of water
An original Nissen hut
We stride off to another building
Part of a large shower block
Another building with an ivy-covered tower
A roofless hut
One of the better-preserved huts
Curious rust stains on a wall
Part of a workshop or maintenance shed
Some original 1940s wiring
What looks like a former garage
Another well-preserved hut
Exploring over, we head back to the house
The last remaining building on the old airfield
A memorial for Station 125 and the 446th Bomb Group
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The time-warp house in Flixton
The time-warp house in Flixton
A large free-standing butler sink
There's an ancient 1960s can of luncheon meat
The kitchen - untouched for decades
We move into the informal dining room
Clive finds an interesting USAAF artefact
Clive finds some more crests and badges
An original US Army Medical Department box
We find a very old Diss Express
More personal possessions
We're in another reception room
Down in the cellar
A collection of randomness on a table
A study in light and shade
Suzanne reads a diary
A painting of the owner of the house
Clive reads the diary by the light of a window
A somewhat-prosaic entry for VE Day
The owner's bedroom
One of the upstairs attic rooms
Ceiling decay around an original light fitting
Another bedroom, filled with 1940s furniture
A disturbingly-long toilet
A guest bedroom with more 30s and 40s furniture
A cobweb-covered water pump
Electrically-operated service indicators
We're back in the kitchen
Yet another drawing room
A nice little collection of things
One of several sets of horse brasses
We start exploring the first of the site buildings
Piles of chairs
Suzanne talks about something
A tub simply says 'girls'
Oi! All gear is to be returned the same day
Some of the buildings are returning to nature
Ivy grows all over the inside walls
Some of the buildings are very derelict
More ivy, and some major cracks
Roaming around outside
Trees are gowing inside this hut
Clive grins as we enter another building
A broken light switch
A 70s cistern on an original toilet
An HMSO sign from 1971
Detritus in the corner of a building
Coat hooks on a wall
Another corner in another hut
Possibly one of the mess/recreation huts
Bottles lined up on a shelf
The remains of a map of the USA
A shower and toilet
This hut's in fairly good condition
Artwork of the 704th Bomb Squadron - The Vultures
A winged unicorn - emblem of the 705th Bomb Squadron
More unique wall art
A mural of wine bottles and a fruit bowl
The 446th Bomb Group's 'Aero Club' room
A commemorative plaque from Ross Poulty/Buxted
Another view of the Aero Club
More wall art, obscured by some electrical gear
A row of original wall urinals
An original toilet cistern
Looking down a dried-out toilet bowl
Another relatively intact hut
One of the maintenance sheds
A view of the outside
Ivy covers a tower
There are three or four complete sets of buildings
We roam around another mess/canteen hut
The remains of another toilet block
Another derelict room
Flaking blue paint on a wall
Green algae on a pool of water
An original Nissen hut
We stride off to another building
Part of a large shower block
Another building with an ivy-covered tower
A roofless hut
One of the better-preserved huts
Curious rust stains on a wall
Part of a workshop or maintenance shed
Some original 1940s wiring
What looks like a former garage
Another well-preserved hut
Exploring over, we head back to the house
The last remaining building on the old airfield
A memorial for Station 125 and the 446th Bomb Group