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Brooklands is a motor racing circuit and aerodrome site in Surrey, England, originally constructed from 1906 onwards as Britain's first purpose-built motor racing track, featuring a distinctive banked concrete circuit. The site retains substantial remains of the pre-war aerodrome infrastructure alongside defensive structures erected during the Second World War, including a Bofors anti-aircraft gun tower and concrete shelters constructed in response to aerial bombardment. The Brooklands memorial stands within the complex as a commemoration of those lost at the facility. The surviving structures represent the site's dual heritage as a pioneering venue for motorsport and aviation development in the early twentieth century and its repurposing as a military installation during the conflict.
Brooklands motor racing circuit, remains of the pre-World War II aerodrome, World War II Bofors tower and shelters, and the Brooklands memorial is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020137. View the official record →
Brooklands is a motor racing circuit and aerodrome site in Surrey, England, originally constructed from 1906 onwards as Britain's first purpose-built motor racing track, featuring a distinctive banked concrete circuit. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020137.
Brooklands motor racing circuit, remains of the pre-World War II aerodrome, World War II Bofors tower and shelters, and the Brooklands memorial is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1020137.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Large multivallate hillfort on St George's Hill (2.2 km), Oatlands Palace (2.6 km), Hengi-form monument at Red Hill (3.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Brooklands motor racing circuit, remains of the pre-World War II aerodrome, World War II Bofors tower and shelters, and the Brooklands memorial's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Brooklands motor racing circuit, remains of the pre-World War II aerodrome, World War II Bofors tower and shelters, and the Brooklands memorial stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.