Converted to residential use. Former Officers' Mess now the Bentley Priory Museum.
Battles/wars
Battle of Britain (Jul–Oct 1940)
Air Offensive, Europe (1942)
Battle of Britain (Jul–Oct 1940)
Air Offensive, Europe (1942–1945)
Cold War (1946–1991)
Garrison information
Past commanders
Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding
25 November 1940 – Air Marshal Sir Sholto Douglas
28 November 1942 – Air Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory
15 November 1943 – Air Marshal Sir Roderic Hill
14 May 1945 – Air Marshal Sir James Robb
17 November 1947 – Air Marshal Sir William Elliot
19 April 1949 – Air Marshal Sir Basil Embry
7 April 1953 – Air Marshal Sir Dermot Boyle
1 January 1956 – Air Marshal Sir Hubert Patch
8 August 1956 – Air Marshal Sir Thomas Pike
30 July 1959 – Air Marshal Sir Hector McGregor
18 May 1962 – Air Marshal Sir Douglas Morris
3 March 1966 – Air Marshal Sir Frederick Rosier
Garrison
RAF Fighter Command HQ Royal Observer Corps No. 11/18 Group Strike Command RAF
Listed Building – Grade II*
Designated
25 May 1983[1]
Reference no.
1358638
National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens
Type
Grade II
Designated
9 December 1999[2]
Reference no.
1001440
RAF Bentley Priory was a non-flying Royal Air Force station near Stanmore in the London Borough of Harrow. It was the headquarters of Fighter Command in the Battle of Britain and throughout the Second World War. The Royal Air Force station closed its operations on 30 May 2008, with all units relocating to new accommodation at RAF Northolt, a few miles away.
The station incorporated Bentley Priory, which was originally built in 1766. Since its closure, the Officers' Mess has converted into the Bentley Priory Museum with exhibits focusing on the house's role in the Battle of Britain. The grounds have been redeveloped as a private residential housing estate.
^Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1358638)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
^Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1001440)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
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