liphook was one of three sites (with longmoor and bordon) occupied by the royal engineers' engineer stores depot which, in 1948, employed 700 men. it was established in 1943, originally called chiltlee manor engineer stores depot and in 1945 was designated 2 engineer stores depot under the war office. in 1948 the local mp (for petersfield), general sir george jeffreys, asked the secretary of state for war, emanuel shinwell, whether the men at liphook were fully occupied as the men themselves stated that they were not. mr shinwell promised an investigation. the depot continued its military function until it was closed in 1968.