BBC NEWS | Magazine | Concrete steeped in history
Earlier this year two of its wind tunnels were given Grade I protected status.
Built in 1934, the biggest of the two looks nothing like your typical heritage site. Driven by a six-blade mahogany fan (see top picture) with a diameter of 9.1m, the tunnel was used to test full-sized aircraft prototypes like the Spitfire.
For those who like their historic buildings to come in the shape of stately homes, ancient monuments and places of worship, it's probably no compensation to hear the awesome propeller is housed in a cathedral-like chamber.
Campaigners such as Mr Peskett, who have fought for 10 years under the banner of the Farnborough Air Sciences Trust (FAST) to save the RAE site, must now move on to phase two of their plan: restoration.
As I live in Farnborough I thought I should blog this, especially given my interest in all things historical and archaeological. Given the borough's unique history in all things military and aeronautical, you would have thought that government backing of one sort or another would easily be forthcoming. This sadly seems not to be the case, for some political reason or other.
Do go look at the site. Do think about ways to support and even give them a visit. I shall be attempting to convinve my wife to take a trip there this summer.