Memorials & monuments · London
Joint Services School for Linguists
In or near Shortlands.
Joint Services School for Linguists — a memorial in england-london, United Kingdom.
David Hatch — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Kidbrooke · 0.4 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Joint Services School for Linguists is a memorial located in england-london, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Joint Services School for Linguists (JSSL) was founded in 1949 by the British armed services to provide language training, principally in Russian, and largely to selected conscripts undergoing National Service.
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Background
History
The school was established at RAF Kidbrooke in southeast London in 1949. The founding of the school was prompted by the need to provide greater numbers of interpreters, intelligence and signals intelligence officers due to the Cold War, and, later, the Korean War. Additional sites, at Walker Lines, Bodmin, Cornwall, and at Coulsdon Common Camp in Coulsdon, near Croydon, opened in 1951 and 1952 respectively. The Kidbrooke site closed in 1953, Coulsdon closed in 1954, and Bodmin closed in 1956. The school was then based at a single site at RNAS Crail in Scotland from easter 1956. It then moved, in 1960, to RAF Tangmere near Chichester in Sussex, where Mandarin, Polish and Czech in addition to…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.4659, 0.0269
- District
- Greenwich
- Parish
- Greenwich, unparished area
- Postcode
- SE3 9PX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Eltham and Chislehurst
- Established
- 1949
- Nearest railway station
- Kidbrooke — 0.4 km
Sources
- osm: node/12031883899 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Joint Services School for Linguists (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Joint Services School for Linguists?
- Joint Services School for Linguists is in London, United Kingdom (postcode SE3 9PX), in the parish of Greenwich, unparished area.
- What is Joint Services School for Linguists?
- Joint Services School for Linguists — a memorial in england-london, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Joint Services School for Linguists?
- The nearest railway station is Kidbrooke, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode SE3 9PX.
- When was Joint Services School for Linguists built?
- Built or established in 1949.
- Is Joint Services School for Linguists free to visit?
- Yes, Joint Services School for Linguists is free to enter.
- How do I get to Joint Services School for Linguists?
- The nearest railway station is Kidbrooke, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SE3 9PX.