Schlumberger Gould Research Centre, (SEBRO)

History of the Schlumberger Gould Research Centre

1939-1945

Short Bros operated a Civilian Repair Depot (CRO) on this site known as SEBRO. There were a number of hangars constructed in 1942, demolished in 1960. Aircraft, mainly Short Stirling bombers. were repaired and town along the A45 to Bourn airfield for final testing and delivery.

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Pevsner describes this  as ‘ an astonishing building by Sir Michael Hopkins & Partners, 1982-4 … it establishes the image of the early High Tech school: low-rise, exact, technocratic structure for ‘clean’ industrial purposes … the knockout feature here … is the use of Teflon-coated glass-fibre.’

General information about the company Schlumberger can be found on Wikipedia.