This abandoned water treatment building once played a vital role in supporting RAF Husbands Bosworth during the Second World War. Constructed in the early 1940s, it provided the essential supply of clean water needed for the airfield’s personnel, workshops, and accommodation facilities.
RAF Husbands Bosworth, operational from 1943 to 1946, served as a satellite station for RAF Market Harborough under No. 92 Group Bomber Command, training aircrews on Vickers Wellington bombers for front line service.
Following the end of the war, the airfield was closed and much of its infrastructure dismantled or abandoned. Today, the derelict water treatment works remains largely untouched, offering a rare glimpse into the essential but often overlooked support systems that helped sustain Britain’s wartime air operations.
This video documents the surviving structure and its original features, preserving a piece of hidden wartime history.