It was transferred to HM Prison Service in September 1962 and became Pucklechurch Remand Centre.

During the war barrage balloons were an important defence to the industry and transport sites in the Bristol region.

[1][2] There were large hangars and fuel storage facilities.

From April 1957 to September 1959 it housed the Joint Services School for Applied Linguistics and the RAF Chinese Language School.

[3] Since September 1962 it became Pucklechurch Remand Centre and later Ashfield Young Offender Institution.