Historic libraries · West Midlands
British Defence Film Library
British Defence Film Library is a historic library in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Seer Green and Jordans · 2.2 km
- Limited wheelchair access
About
British Defence Film Library is a historic library in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1996. Coordinates: 51.6136°, -0.5767°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Chilterns
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The British Defence Film Library (BDFL) is part of the Services Sound and Vision Corporation and is responsible for maintaining the library and distribution of military training and recruitment film, CD-ROMs and training packs. It was founded in April 1996 under a MoD contract. The BDFL supplies the training programmes to the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force. It has a library of approximately 3,500 titles from over 40 years. New programmes are added to the library as they are made.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.6136, -0.5767
- District
- Buckinghamshire
- Parish
- Chalfont St Giles
- Postcode
- SL9 8TW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Chesham and Amersham
- Established
- 1996
- Nearest railway station
- Seer Green and Jordans — 2.2 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q4969873 (CC0)
- wikipedia: British Defence Film Library (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is British Defence Film Library?
- British Defence Film Library is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode SL9 8TW), in the parish of Chalfont St Giles.
- When was British Defence Film Library built?
- Built or established in 1996.
- Is British Defence Film Library a protected site?
- Yes — British Defence Film Library is part of the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to British Defence Film Library?
- The nearest railway station is Seer Green and Jordans, about 2.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SL9 8TW.