Welcome to The Friends of Langham Dome!
The primary aim of The Friends of Langham Dome is to assist the owners of the Dome, The North Norfolk Historic Buildings Trust, to restore the building and incorporate an interpretation of one of its wartime uses as a simulator for anti-aircraft gunnery training. We also intend that the building will provide future generations with a museum of the history of the airfield and its role in World War II. And, not least, we hope it will serve as a memorial to the bravery of those who flew from Langham - particularly those who did not return.
The Langham Dome sits on the edge of the former Langham RAF base where during the 1939-45 war service men and women from the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand were stationed.
Once restored the Dome will be managed by the Friends and be open to the public telling the story of the Dome and also the important contribution made by Langham and other East Anglian airfields to the defence of the country during World War II.
Current Status
The Trust and the Friends are raising funds for the restoration and last year the North Norfolk Historic Buildings Trust, the owner of the Dome, submitted an application to the Heritage Lottery Fund. This lengthy document outlined the state of the building, our overall proposal for preserving it and how this might involve the community and general public. We are very excited to report that we have now been awarded a Heritage Lottery Fund Stage 1 grant of £18,000 which together with £3,000 from the North Norfolk Historic Buildings Trust and £1,000 of volunteer time totals £22,000. This will be used to enable detailed proposals for the painstaking restoration of the building to be prepared by the appropriate specialists.
On 26th February, The Friends of Langham Dome in conjunction with the Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust unveiled the Langham Airfield Memorial Stone. The stone is engraved with the message:
"In rememberance of all who served at Langham Airfield,1940 to 1958"
We recorded this short film to mark this important occasion.
Become a Friend
To join the Friends of Langham Dome (FoLD) or for further information please contact us