North Coates is a village in Northern Lincolnshire and was home to a RAF Aerodrome which is now disused. During WW2 it became home to various squadrons and commands including Coastal Command and was also home to a squadron of aircraft and men from the Royal Canadian Airforce.
The airfield is now home to the North Coates Flying Club.
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Another old red 'phone box, being used as a book depository. |
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The village enjoys a (fairly) regular bus service. |
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The Parish Church. |
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Alongside the village cemetery is an area devoted to the graves of young airmen who died flying aircraft out of RAF North Coates during WW2. |
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A number of the headstones remember pilots from the Royal Canadian Air Force. |
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Small thatched cottage. |
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An old Chapel. |
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Grain store at the farm. |
Olympus EM1 Mk2 + 12-40 Pro lens.
I enjoy seeing the churchyard. Military markers make a poignant photo and I've never seen them uniformly planted before. In national military cemeteries here there are rarely plants at all on individual graves. I believe it is ok to place temporary flowers on holidays. Your choice of photos makes the area look peaceful somehow. Last, the eggs would be considered a real bargain here!
ReplyDeleteThank you Ann. 😊
ReplyDeleteYou have some lovely villages in Lincolnshire, David. I like to see churches and their cemeteries, always attracted to them for some reason. Enjoyed the photos. I believe we are promised a sunny week!
ReplyDeleteYes, sunny at last and high temperatures on Friday. Thanks for commenting.
DeleteIt is really interesting to see these tucked away Lincolnshire villages David. I agree with Mike, they look very lovely. I should imagine they are a lot quieter now with the reduced RAF activity?
ReplyDeleteWe have several WW2 RAF bases in Lincolnshire that are now closed. Thanks for your comments Lulu.
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