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| Name: | RAF Coleby Grange |
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| HER Number: | MLI60620 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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Summary
RAF Coleby Grange opened in 1940 as a fighter airfield and satellite for RAF Digby. It was closed 1963.
| Grid Reference: | TF 006 603 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF06SW |
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| Parish: | COLEBY, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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| METHERINGHAM, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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| BOOTHBY GRAFFOE, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Full description
An airfield that opened in 1940 as a fighter airfield and satellite for RAF Digby. It was closed 1963. {1}
Many of the former airfield structures were demolished soon after the station's closure in 1963, although the control tower (see PRN 65683), and some of the airfield defences remain extant. {2}
The remains of the airfield can be seen on aerial photographs as stonework and earthworks. {3}
RAF Coleby Grange was constructed shortly after the outbreak of the Second World War as a satellite station to Digby. It was taken over by Kirton in Lindsey in May 1940. The station was closed in 1946 and placed on a Care and Maintenance status, though the gliding function continued until 1947. During 1958, the Air Ministry began construction of a Douglas Thor missile site at the station. This function was withdrawn in 1963, when the missile system was superseded. Little remains of the airfield today [1984] although the 'T1' hangar still stands on the other side of the A15. The former watch office also remains in relatively good condition. {4}{5}
<1> T.N. Hancock, 1978, Bomber County, p.114 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI1060.
<2> Lincolnshire County Council, 1998, RAF Coleby Grange control tower, - (Photograph). SLI7013.
<3> Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1992-1996, National Mapping Programme, SK9854: LI.865.3.1 (Map). SLI3613.
<4> Ron N.E. Blake, Mike Hodgson and Bill J. Taylor, 1984, The Airfields of Lincolnshire Since 1912, pp.49-50 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI10563.
<5> Council for British Archaeology, 2006, Defence of Britain Archive, 3980 (Digital Archive). SLI14623.
Monument Types
- AIRFIELD (Second World War to Mid 20th Century - 1940 AD to 1963 AD)
- THOR MISSILE SITE (Mid 20th Century - 1959 AD to 1963 AD)
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Bibliographic Reference: T.N. Hancock. 1978. Bomber County. p.114. |
| <2> | Photograph: Lincolnshire County Council. 1998. RAF Coleby Grange control tower. -. |
| <3> | Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. SK9854: LI.865.3.1. |
| <4> | Bibliographic Reference: Ron N.E. Blake, Mike Hodgson and Bill J. Taylor. 1984. The Airfields of Lincolnshire Since 1912. pp.49-50. |
| <5> | Digital Archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2006. Defence of Britain Archive. 3980. |
Related records
| MLI97391 | Parent of: Control Tower, RAF Coleby Grange (Building) |
| MLI125154 | Parent of: Defensible Shelter, RAF Coleby Grange (Monument) |
| MLI125152 | Parent of: Former Pillbox, RAF Coleby Grange (Monument) |
| MLI125153 | Parent of: Pillbox, RAF Coleby Grange (Monument) |
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