[1] During the Second World War, the unit's main role was to carry out recruit training for the Women's Auxiliary Air Force and also provide a headquarters (and clerical site) for No.

7 PRC) which processed mostly aircrew returning from overseas during the Second World War (especially after training courses).

[2] Other reception centres were also being activated at this time (Brighton, Heaton Park, Bournemouth and many others) with some being solely for Dominion or RAAF crews, which left No.7 PRC as a processing centre only for Royal Air Force crews.

The hotels were requisitioned by the Air Ministry in anticipation of London being bombed in the early days of the Second World War.

This cluster of Hotels were also commonly referred to as RAF Harrogate by the aircrew and local people.