{"id":18734,"date":"2019-10-11T21:04:13","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T19:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/?page_id=18734"},"modified":"2026-05-03T16:55:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T14:55:50","slug":"the-hooton-park-trust","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/the-hooton-park-trust\/","title":{"rendered":"Hooton Park Trust"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Hooton Park Trust<\/strong> is a heritage organization dedicated to preserving the historic <strong>WWII-era aircraft<\/strong> hangars and associated structures located at Hooton Park in <strong>Ellesmere Port<\/strong>, Cheshire, England. This site, rich in aviation and military history, offers visitors a glimpse into the past while supporting conservation efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hooton Park Trust<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Airfield Way<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ellesmere Port<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cheshire CH65 1BQ<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/2015\/05\/30\/united-kingdom\/\">United Kingdom<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hootonparktrust.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.hootonparktrust.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"mailto:info@hootonparktrust.co.uk?subject=Website Enquiry\">info@hootonparktrust.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"section-info-text\"><span class=\"widget-pane-link\">+44 151 327 3565<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Free guided tour on the last Sunday of the month (except December), which starts at 13:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hootonpark\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment noopener wp-att-922\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/facebook.jpg\" alt=\"facebook\" class=\"wp-image-922\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d152634.1979020029!2d-3.082953326365489!3d53.30297400398732!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x487adefa53aa7143%3A0x12ce45c006572781!2sHooton%20Park%20Trust!5e0!3m2!1snl!2snl!4v1570818296981!5m2!1snl!2snl\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aircraft collection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/the-hooton-park-trust\/meteor-t-7-wh132\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18735\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Meteor-T.7-WH132-728x485.jpg\" alt=\"Gloster Meteor T.7 WH132 RAF, Hooton Park Trust, Ellesmere Port, UK\" class=\"wp-image-18735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Meteor-T.7-WH132-728x485.jpg 728w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Meteor-T.7-WH132-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Meteor-T.7-WH132-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Meteor-T.7-WH132-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Meteor-T.7-WH132.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gloster Meteor T.7 WH132 RAF<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>G-AGPG <p>G-AJEB<\/p> <p>WG303<\/p> <p>G-AOUO<\/p> <p>G-BWUV<\/p> <p>XD624<\/p> <p><span id=\"fbPhotoSnowliftCaption\" class=\"fbPhotosPhotoCaption\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;K&quot;}\"><span class=\"hasCaption\">WT520<\/span><\/span><\/p> <p>XE584<\/p> <p>WH132<\/p> <p>WL405<\/p> <p><span id=\"fbPhotoSnowliftCaption\" class=\"fbPhotosPhotoCaption\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;K&quot;}\"><span class=\"hasCaption\">G-AHUI<\/span><\/span><\/p> <p><span id=\"fbPhotoSnowliftCaption\" class=\"fbPhotosPhotoCaption\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;K&quot;}\"><span class=\"hasCaption\">G-AFIU<\/span><\/span><\/p> <p><span id=\"fbPhotoSnowliftCaption\" class=\"fbPhotosPhotoCaption\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;K&quot;}\"><span class=\"hasCaption\">BAPC.137<\/span><\/span><\/p><br>PM651<\/td><td>Avro Anson C.19 <p>Auster J\/1N<\/p> <p>de Havilland Chipmunk T.10 (cockpit)<\/p> <p>de Havilland Chipmunk T.10<\/p> <p>de Havilland Chipmunk T.10<\/p> <p>de Havilland Vampire T.11<\/p> <p>English Electric <span id=\"fbPhotoSnowliftCaption\" class=\"fbPhotosPhotoCaption\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;K&quot;}\"><span class=\"hasCaption\">Canberra PR.7 (cockpit)<\/span><\/span><\/p> <p>Hawker Hunter FGA.9 (forward fuselage)<\/p> <p>Gloster Meteor T.7<\/p> <p>Gloster Meteor T.7 (nose &amp; wings)<\/p> <p>Miles M.38 Messenger 2A (forward fuselage)<\/p> <p><span id=\"fbPhotoSnowliftCaption\" class=\"fbPhotosPhotoCaption\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;K&quot;}\"><span class=\"hasCaption\"> Parker CA.4 (Luton Minor) (fuselage)<br><br><\/span><\/span><\/p> <p><span id=\"fbPhotoSnowliftCaption\" class=\"fbPhotosPhotoCaption\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;K&quot;}\"><span class=\"hasCaption\">Sopwith Baby (replica)<\/span><\/span><\/p><br>Supermarine Spitfire XIX<br><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Features of Hooton Park Trust:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Historic Hangars:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The site is home to three Grade II* listed Belfast truss hangars, built in 1917 for the Royal Flying Corps during World War I.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>These hangars are rare survivors of their kind and are architecturally significant for their timber-framed construction.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Aviation History:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hooton Park was once an operational airfield, initially serving military purposes in WWI, then as an RAF base during WWII, and later supporting private and civil aviation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Trust works to preserve and share the site&#8217;s rich aviation heritage through its projects and events.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photo <strong>Hooton Park Trust<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Hooton Park Trust is a heritage organization dedicated to preserving the historic WWII-era aircraft hangars and associated structures located at Hooton Park in Ellesmere&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-18734","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18734","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18734"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18734\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36774,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18734\/revisions\/36774"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}