Monument record MLI52879 - RAF Fiskerton
Summary
RAF Fiskerton and associated buildings.
Type and Period (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
RAF Fiskerton opened in January 1943, and Lancaster squadrons were based there. Associated buildings include a bomb dump, officers' mess, gymnasium, chapel, naafi, living quarters, airmens' mess, sargeants' mess, WAAF living quarters and mess, sick quarters, mortuary, ambulance station and sewage works. It was disbanded in 1946 and reopened in 1961. {1}{2}{3}{4}
During an evaluation of land off Ferry Road the remains of brick and concrete building foundations of structures relating to the Second World War airfield at Fiskerton were identified. The structures are at TF 0637 7184. {5}{6}
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SLI1060 Bibliographic Reference: T.N. Hancock. 1978. Bomber County. pp.8, 57, 65, 68, 70, 74, 84, 117, 142.
- <2> SLI3659 Map: OS. 1956. OS 6 INCH SERIES. TF 07 SW.
- <3> SLI3614 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1970. 1:10000 Ordnance Survey Series Map. 1:10000. TF 07 SW.
- <4> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. TF0472: LI.533.2.1,1994,.
- <5> SLI5775 Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology. Aug 1999. Archaeological field evaluation report, Woodlands Farm, Feryy Road, Fiskerton. WFF99.
- <6> SLI5776 Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeology. 1999. Woodlands Farm, Ferry Road, Fiskerton. LCNCC 151.99.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 0488 7325 (2332m by 1697m) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FISKERTON, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | REEPHAM, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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