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Bentley Priory is an eighteenth to nineteenth century stately home and deer park in Stanmore on the northern edge of the Greater London area in the London Borough of Harrow . It was originally a medieval priory or cell of Augustinian Canons in Harrow Weald, then in Middlesex.
Bentley Priory Museum tells the fascinating story of the beautiful Grade II* listed country house, focusing on its role as Headquarters Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain.
As Headquarters Fighter Command, Bentley Priory played an incredibly important role in one of the most pivotal moments in modern world history, the Battle of Britain. Now a Museum, visit Bentley Priory and discover how the Battle of Britain was won.
Bentley Priory is best known for its pivotal role as Headquarters Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain in 1940. Before the Air Ministry bought Bentley Priory in 1926, it had been a private home, hotel and girls’ school.
Jan 9, 2015 · Bentley Priory Museum, previously RAF Headquarters Fighter Command, is a site of national historical importance and from where the Battle of Britain was won. We are a small private charitable trust ensuring that the legacy of 'The One, The Few and The Many' is not lost; but appreciated, celebrated and commemorated for many years to come.
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May 10, 2022 · Bentley Priory, which was the headquarters of RAF Fighter Command in the summer of 1940, now houses a small but impressive museum dedicated to the men and women who coordinated Britain’s air defences at this point of maximum danger in the Second World War.
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Bentley Priory is a Grade II listed country house which was used during the second world war as Headquarters Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain. During your visit to the museum you will learn about the pilots who took to the skies, and the lives of the many men and women who performed vital work on the ground.
