Comments on: Brocklesby Memorial Arch & Brocklesby Wartime Bunkers

Comment on Brocklesby Memorial Arch & Brocklesby Wartime Bunkers by: Rod

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 07:33:22 +0000

Emma,
thanks for the comment and welcome to the site, I too would welcome more information as it sounds as though you had a very intersting experience there.

If anybody can help with background and history . . .
Best
Rod

Comment on Brocklesby Memorial Arch & Brocklesby Wartime Bunkers by: Emma Cuerden

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:52:42 +0000

Hi there. My family and i lived in the lodge just on the right hand side of your picture of the arch in the late 80’s and into the 90’s. I don’t really know the history of the lodges, but our home experienced alot of paranormal activity. Objects being moved. Doors opening and closing. Footsteps. All these happening without a logical explanation, including a frightening experience for myself as a young teen. It’s been many years since I’ve had any contact with the place but i was curious to know if there was any history on the people that have lived there in the past that might shed some light on the experiences myself and my family had.

Comment on Brocklesby Memorial Arch & Brocklesby Wartime Bunkers by: Rod

Sat, 16 Oct 2010 17:48:06 +0000

Chris,
I was just wondering whether it had been copied prior to going into the archive, there could be a photcopy somewhere.
best
Rod

Comment on Brocklesby Memorial Arch & Brocklesby Wartime Bunkers by: chris keyworth

Sat, 16 Oct 2010 16:55:26 +0000

rod/richard
no they dont have one the one they had is in the repository at lincoln and in a bad way there is one other but its in the hands of a private collector..

regards
chris

Comment on Brocklesby Memorial Arch & Brocklesby Wartime Bunkers by: Rod

Sat, 16 Oct 2010 15:38:33 +0000

Richard,
that sounds fascinating - do they have a copy of the Black Book that’s now in the Lincoln archive ?
best
Rod

Comment on Brocklesby Memorial Arch & Brocklesby Wartime Bunkers by: Richard

Sat, 16 Oct 2010 13:51:04 +0000

Thanks Rod

That would be great i understand that someone at the Brocklesby estate office is writing a full history of the estate for a dgree project.
You might want to contact him.
Mick Day the Estate Architect or Robert Barr the Estate Manager would i am sure introduce you-Mick & Robert are really nice guys.

Good Luck.
Rich.

Comment on Brocklesby Memorial Arch & Brocklesby Wartime Bunkers by: Rod

Sun, 19 Sep 2010 14:37:54 +0000

Hi Rich,
thanks for the comment and welcome to the site - you certainly live in a nice spot.
I don’t know of any pictures but if any turn up or anybody has any I’d be happy to put them up here
Regards
Rod

Comment on Brocklesby Memorial Arch & Brocklesby Wartime Bunkers by: Richard

Sun, 19 Sep 2010 11:30:33 +0000

Hi.
We live in Briggate lodge (2) just inside Charles Anderson Worsley’s Stone Arch & our rear garden backs onto the woodland where your photo’s show the bunkers.

There are also down there still remaining the bases for the houses which were occupied by the RAF during the WW II operations.

The roadway is still also just viewable giving access to them.I dont suppose you have any photos or can tell me where to locate some showing what this area of the woodland was like at that time, it was obviously quite a community & also across from us behind Briggate Lodge (1) there are the artilliary placements still just in place, it would be fascinating to see what they looked like during action times. Must have been scary for the occupents of our two lodges at the height of operations as there were no Anderson Shelters form them, just a long & fast leg it down to the RAF Houseing ones!!

Thanks.
Rich.

Comment on Brocklesby Memorial Arch & Brocklesby Wartime Bunkers by: Rod

Sat, 22 May 2010 19:19:42 +0000

Martin,
very interesting contribution and many thanks indeed. I’ll be sure to keep an eye out for the book.
I’ve done some stuff on Goxhill and still have an article or two in drafts waiting to go but I certainly need to check out the buildings you mention.
Thanks again for the great comment Martin
All the best
Rod

Comment on Brocklesby Memorial Arch & Brocklesby Wartime Bunkers by: Martin Bridge

Sat, 22 May 2010 17:04:48 +0000

..bit of a diversion here ‘time-teamers..’ Goxhill:

Did you know a local Goxhill man, Ron Parker, has a great book out, (2007) “Goxhill Airfield in Memories & Photographs?” The collective results from years of his most dedicated research. Now, recently, the powers-that-be have well and truly ******-up Goxhill airfield! (I would go as far to say “FUBAR” - look it up in US military slang) Many of Goxhill’s once excellent runways & peri-tracks have been pulled-up and the site reforested. But worst of all, (shades of Monty Python here) ..the Yanks have gone and demolished the once excellent control tower..to reconstruct it somewhere in Virginia Beach.. as a “WW2 theme park!” (”gee, that’s sure swell, honey..”) HOWEVER - Ron’s book has some excellent photos of P51’s & P38’s & their crews at ‘lonely, far-flung dispersals’.. These are still in situ along Chapelfield Road, (running east of the main base.) Compare and contrast to today; quite atmospheric.. Best wishes “Baldric”