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24th Mar 2024  15:51  by SurveyorCat

FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

The upright of the two pillars here. No views.

©SurveyorCat

4th Feb 2024  10:13  by Pritch227

FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

parked in the control tower cp then over the road.

©Pritch227

4th Feb 2024  10:12  by WuzzerL

FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

parked in control tower car park and hop across the road to see the pillars

©WuzzerL

2nd Sep 2023  17:14  by Ande1865

FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

24th Mar 2023  09:05  by Multiterrainer

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

First two trigs of the day (along with toppled neighbour) - parked in Control Tower car park then across road and up embankment to trigs at edge of golf course.

19th Mar 2023  15:17  by Trigobsession

FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

If visiting make sure you visit the Control tower at the old Greenham airfield. Very interesting

21st Feb 2023  13:21  by boblynoriho

FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Greenham pillar ©boblynoriho

15th Feb 2023  16:15  by LizzyCrawford1

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

Lizzy.Crawford1

19th Nov 2022  13:00  by vw_keychain

FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked at Greenham Common control tower, walked back out the entrance, East along the verge a bit then crossed the road into the undergrowth. Trig and its toppled neighbour are in trees just off the golf course.

25th Jul 2022  18:27  by graham&linda

FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

In a better state than its neighbour!

26th Feb 2021  10:44  by MylesM

FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Walkable from home and probably my closest pillar along with Skinners Green Farm. More or less opposite the Greenham control tower and by the third tee of the Crookham and Greenham golf course. With just about everything suspended inc.golf there wasn't a soul about.

Greenham Terrific location on a sun drenched day
Greenham Close up of pillar

5th Dec 2020  15:44  by Andy West

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

19th Nov 2020  11:37  by TrigJS

Gridref: SU 49897 65287   FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Pillar in a good condition located next to a golf course. Parked to the south by the old control tower and walked to the pillar.

TP3492 The pillar.
TP3492 The spider.
TP3492 The flush bracket.

18th Sep 2020  11:01  by NJM

FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Two Trig Points for the price of one, both easily found. Tranquil spot on the edge of a golf course.

View North Storm's TP #116
View East
View South
View West

13th Mar 2020  10:30  by AHD

FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Easy parking at nature reserve. Short walk to Trig at edge of golf course.

9th Mar 2019  15:30  by andyrandom

FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Standing proud beside its fallen predecessor by a golf course next to an easily navigated roadside embankment.

29th Dec 2018  15:44  by 1473

Gridref: SU 49920 65268   FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

3rd Oct 2018  13:38  by Margaret the trig

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

13th Aug 2017  16:06  by plet56

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 3/10

18th Jun 2017  13:30  by slateloose

Gridref: SU 49800 65200   FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Through hedge on roundabout onto edge of golf course. Old trig lying in bracken some yards away.

26th May 2017  08:00  by Mickandkim

Gridref: SU 49897 65285   FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked across road and easy gap in hedge trig to right

27th Apr 2017  14:24  by g4wsb

Gridref: SU 49900 65294   FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

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©g4wsb
©g4wsb

17th Feb 2017  08:00  by danmaisiebex

FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

2nd of our "25 Trig Points in a Day" half term challenge

24th Sep 2016  12:05  by ocean soul

FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

30th Jun 2016  10:49  by G1ANQ

FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Not too hard to find. Come off the roundabout and walk right. Limited views over a golf course.

Flush Bracket
View over golf course

30th Dec 2015  12:12  by meandmymum

FB Number: S6936  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

Visited at the same time as TP7431.

12th Sep 2015  17:50  by pkbathrooms

Gridref: SU 49897 65285   FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Pillar is across the road from the car park and upright. http://www.greenham-common-trust.co.uk/major-funding/greenham-control-tower Greenham Common Control Tower is one of seven identical control towers built in the early 1950s, during the Korean War. The other six were located at fighter bases at Biggin Hill and North Weald, Brize Norton, Fairford and Upper Heyford, and at the Mildenhall tanker air base. Since 1993, when the Greenham Common airbase was decommissioned, the control tower has been disused and as a result is still largely in its original state, which has resulted in Grade II listed status. The building is in the middle of the now restored Greenham Common. After a long bidding process in 2013 West Berkshire Council agreed to sell the building to Greenham Parish Council for £100,000 under the Government's Community Right to Bid scheme. Greenham Control Tower and Greenham Common, 2005£421,555 of funding for the project has come from the Community Assets and Services Fund managed by the Social Investment Business Group (SIB), in partnership with Locality on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government. Greenham Common Trust has also committed £250,000 towards the project. During 2014 substantial works were started to prepare the building for use as a Visitor's Centre, where the public can see both the historic past and learn about the present natural landscape of the Common. The ground floor will comprise a café and public toilets. The first floor will include an interpretation area, with displays not only about the history of the Common but also about its wildlife and how to enjoy the Common without damaging valuable habitats. The top floor, where once men sat directing planes landing and taking off during the Cold War, will be a viewing platform from which the panorama of the Common can be fully appreciated. The building will include facilities for the disabled and it is also hoped that some areas will be available for hire. It is hoped that the Centre will be open by autumn 2015.

10th Jul 2015  17:59  by S+B

FB Number: S6936  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

Found 2 pillars here!

9th May 2015  14:13  by Chrisfawkes

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

No top plate

23rd Jun 2014  18:00  by 21qazxsw

FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

Parked at Greenham Common car park. There is a slight gap in the hedgerow on the other side of the roundabout opposite the entrance to the car park, which is where we entered. Got scratched badly, should have brought my gardening gloves & secateurs! Once we got past the hedgerow, the trig point was to the right, with the fallen trig point a few metres nearby. Top cap missing, all sightholes open. Please note that this trig point is to the NE of the roundabout, even though the OS map shows it to the NW of the roundabout. If you go NW, you'll never find it! *** Revisited 4 May 2015: I left a 1p coin in the front sighthole for the next visitor to find. *** Revisited 21 September 2017 with Mrs 21qazxsw "Lady Kelly".

Mrs 21qazxsw "Lady Kelly"

14th Jun 2014  11:39  by edfielden

Gridref: SU 49892 65288   FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Details and photos to follow...

21st May 2014  15:09  by nifta

Gridref: SU 49899 65293   FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Found this one whilst geocaching in the area. Pillar is on the boundary of the trees and the rough adjacent to the fairway of the golf course. Pillar and spider are in good/fair condition, although plug is missing. Views pretty much non-existent, other than the aforementioned golf course. nifta [#8]

TP3492 - S6936 Greenham, May 2014 TP3492 - S6936 Greenham, May 2014. Pillar & flush bracket.
TP3492 - S6936 Greenham, May 2014 TP3492 - S6936 Greenham, May 2014. Spider

14th May 2014  14:14  by Bourne

Gridref: SU 49899 65287   FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Parked in the car park by the island

17th Aug 2013  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: SU 49893 65288   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

23rd Jul 2013  14:46  by MCL

FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Revisited this one to find and photograph the abandoned trig a few metres away. Oh and my last visit was in the dark, so this time we had daylight for better pictures.

16th Jun 2013  08:27  by g4wsb

Gridref: SU 49894 65283   FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

©g4wsb
©g4wsb
©g4wsb

1st Jun 2013  14:00  by jonglew

Gridref: SU 49900 65284   FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Large car park just across the road for walkers over the common. Trig is located 20m north of the minor road running along northern boundary of Greenham Common, and at the edge of one of the Newbury & Crookham Golf Course fairways. It is 6m from its predecessor, now toppled. Pillar is in good condition if a little mossy; all sight holes open; no cap or plug. Located in woodland, limited views north across the golf course.

Pillar TP3492©jonglew
Spider TP3492©jonglew
Flush Bracket TP3492©jonglew

22nd Sep 2012  13:00  by Wubbleyew

FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Very strange to be back here in quiet Greenham Common - my first return since Cruisewatch days - what a contrast! Also strange the 'two for one' pillars here. Didn't hang around for long - poignant memories...

24th Apr 2012  14:00  by tadley trailblazers

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Second old TP laying close by

30th Dec 2011  00:00  by Nekyram

FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

11th Oct 2011  12:19  by Malpas Wanderer

FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

No top Plate

16th Feb 2011  14:49  by [email protected]

Gridref: SU 49906 65287   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

8th Sep 2010  16:17  by m13751

FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

top plate missing

5th Aug 2010  10:43  by The QCs

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

4th Aug 2010  12:50  by sky high boys

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Wot no CND?

21st Jul 2010  20:46  by captain gore-tex

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Nice spot for a trig to be placed

Golfers Views ©captain gore-tex

27th Feb 2010  13:52  by Phil Kay

Gridref: SU 49893 65287   FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked in the car park the other side of the roundabout. The trigpoint is easy to find, and has a fallen comrade (TP7431) for company nearby.

Greenham Trigpoint & Christine. ©Phil Kay

20th Dec 2009  20:55  by martinc

Gridref: SU 49897 65291   FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Plug missing. I wonder why the original was replaced?

12th Jul 2009  15:40  by paul grant

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

11th Jul 2009  12:30  by Team Mansfield

FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Trig point: http://www.flickr.com/photos/richardmansfield/3711652473/

11th Jul 2009  12:30  by Paul and Max

FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Visited whilst Geocaching with Rich, Rosie & Kai, our second "Double Trig"!

Kai prefers to watch the Golf! ©Paul and Max

3rd May 2009  18:50  by DesG

FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Visited while doing the near-by cache. You can also see the toppled Trigpoint TP7431.

Trigpoint ©DesG
Flush Bracket ©DesG
Toppled Trigpoint ©DesG

15th Mar 2009  14:23  by Octopusann

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Beautiful day

10th Mar 2009  15:24  by pete37038

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Good condition, a few golfers about on the green

Greenham 1 Greenham©pete37038
Greenham 2 Greenham©pete37038

28th Feb 2009  14:40  by THE CYCLIST

FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

21st Feb 2009  14:26  by beemerboxer1

FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Found on a lovely sunny, spring-like day, whilst out Geocaching.

The pillar
The old & the new

1st Feb 2009  14:00  by The Cache Hoppers

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 10/10

25th Nov 2008  13:40  by Crazy

FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

Nipped through the hedge on the roundabout where a very large squirrel has been hiding a large stash of yellow roadwork lamps. Trig and its toppled predecessor both here. Greenham Common is great for s stroll now!

29th Feb 2008  13:05  by bluebeard

FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

standard golf course tp, just northish of the roundabout

30th Dec 2007  13:05  by cavinguk

FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

Situated on the edge of the golf course & Greenham Common, fallen trig right next to the pillar.

18th Dec 2007  15:45  by walk tall

FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Shopping & geocaching around Newbury, so had a look for this trig

TP3492 - Greenham - shot of pillar by golf course

15th Sep 2007  14:00  by Trigpoint100

FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Two for the price of one (S5544 toppled alongside). On a circular walk from Greenham Common via K&A canal and Thatcham. Beautifully sunny day and great blackberrying on the common. Minor trespass onto the golf course, couldn't readily find a way off on the far (canal) side back onto the ROW when continuing our walk!

27th Dec 2006  10:53  by Glaslyn

Gridref: SU 49890 65280   FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Pillar just on edge of golf Course,attracted a few suspicious looks when i walked over from the road,parking in Greenham Nature reserve.

©Glaslyn
©Glaslyn

14th Oct 2006  12:29  by Teasel

FB Number: S6936  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Missing plug

The trigpoint

24th Jun 2006  17:15  by Lydford Locators

FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Easy to find, although sandles were the wrong choice of footwear! Lovely location in the shade of the trees, where you can watch the golfers passing by.

Greenham pillar ©Lydford Locators

31st Mar 2006  12:15  by rad

FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Easy to locate, just over the road from the Greenham Common nature reserve car park. Gap in gorse next to the roundabout, then easy meander through brambles on side of golf course.

©rad
©rad

5th Mar 2006  15:51  by ANDYBUG&LADYBIRD

FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

Bagged this one after caching around Greenham common with Bekandian,watch out for stray golf balls.

Dead TP : ( ©ANDYBUG&LADYBIRD
©ANDYBUG&LADYBIRD

4th Feb 2006  12:00  by lackofluke

FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Nothing more to say on the live trig. However, there seems to be an FB-shaped gap in the upwards-facing side of the dead TP, so, contrary to what Rhayader_wanderer wrote, I believe the FB on the dead one has been removed. The spider has also gone, but the internal pipes are still there. Note added 28/10/06: FB number of dead trig seems to have been S5544.

FB recess? Was this where the dead trig's FB was?
Top of dead trig Well, the side of it now....

12th Dec 2005  13:00  by rhayader_wanderer

FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

Inside a wood so little to see. its "twin" is the wrong way up to see a flush bracket so we may never know its original home. Plenty of parking on reserve.

6th Nov 2005  15:25  by dal

FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 3/10

Vgc. My new 1:25000 OS map suggests it is to the NW of the rdbt, whereas it is to the NE.

5th Oct 2005  08:39  by Griefmiester

FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Easy to located, as just over the road from the old Greenham Common Air Base, which is now a nature reserve. Interesting the old pillar, wonder what the story of it is?

3rd Apr 2005  14:00  by birders

FB Number: S6936  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 4/10

Nearby the remains of an old pillar..

The Flush Bracket ©birders
Our GPS on the top of the pillar ©birders

19th Mar 2005  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

vgc, no cap or plug, c. 15m NE of rdbt in trees at edge of golf cse

Montaged by JWR ©peregrinus

13th Mar 2005  12:15  by HEATHENS

FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Not much going for it in respect of views. Remains still looking sad.

21st Feb 2005  16:29  by Kitty Hawk

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

This is just near the site of the Greenham Common protests. It's an easy find, saw the fallen pillar first.

12th Feb 2005  17:16  by Bekandian

FB Number: S6936  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

The main trig's plug is missing but is otherwise in OK condition. The other TP is not going to be used for triangulation any time soon ;) Views are of a golf course or bushes, take your pick.

Ian with the TP ©Bekandian
The TP ©Bekandian
The Dead TP ©Bekandian

30th Jan 2005  19:08  by MCL

FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Did this one at night, so didn't spot the extra dead pillar in the dark. However the main pillar is easy to find even at night.

27th Oct 2004  12:00  by iainmac

FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 2/10

S6936
S6936
S6936

12th Mar 2004  11:55  by Trigger

FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

TP3492 Flush Bracket
TP3492 Trigpoint

7th Mar 2004  17:01  by The White Family

Gridref: SU 49916 65295   FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

On the edge of a golf course, by a roundabout. The dead pillar nearby is a curious thing.

22nd Feb 2004  12:00  by mickandshane

FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

At the side of the road just pass the mini roundabout which gives access to the old control tower for Greenham Common air base. There is a dead pillar with all the brasswork missing lying about 6 metres away. Could they have put a new pillar in when they were building the air base ready to take cruise missiles?

18th Dec 1994  00:00  by widget

Gridref: SU 49900 65300   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 3/10

Good run from aunt's house in Newbury. Next to Golf Club in trees. Climb up bank from road. No view.

18th Oct 1980  00:00  by RogerTempleman

FB Number: S6936  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10