Decontamination Hospital, RAF Harlaxton, Lincs, March 2018

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1. The History
Not too much info on these pretty extensive remains of the WWII decontamination hospital which includes a stand-by set house, main building and blast trenches. The site is situated behind Harlaxton manor's in its grounds. It became a satellite base to RAF Grantham, and from the late 1940s to 1991 also served as a Royal Observer Corps post. It now lies derelict and forgotten although it appears to have been recently discovered by Grantham’s graffiti massive.

2. The Explore
This place is a complete walk-on and I’ve been many times. However not done a report since 2015 and the weather was really cold and snowy so thought I’d take a peek. There was a lot more graff in the stand-by set house. It also looks like this place may not be around for much longer as a lot of the trees have been sprayed with yellow lines possibly indicating that they are set for the chop.

3. The Pictures

Stand-by set house:

40846007522_ffa30e15fd_b.jpgimg5722 by HughieDW, on Flickr

40179712144_cb63329004_b.jpgimg5731 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Inside there’s lots of new graff:

27017551368_b269b0c023_b.jpgimg5725 by HughieDW, on Flickr

40845869032_4f2757d14c_b.jpgimg5726 by HughieDW, on Flickr

39994010725_0581ea44ca_b.jpgimg5727 by HughieDW, on Flickr

27017390858_c79a61e068_b.jpgimg5728 by HughieDW, on Flickr

This was the best piece of graff:

27017322098_78ffc2c414_b.jpgimg5729 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Think Krela said last time that this was the base for an oil tank or something:

39077862500_0a889e118b_b.jpgimg5730 by HughieDW, on Flickr

A few traces of other buildings:

39993790285_524c371789_b.jpgimg5732 by HughieDW, on Flickr

40887164451_d0484459d9_b.jpgimg5733 by HughieDW, on Flickr

On to the main building:

27017882948_bdffa06589_b.jpgimg5753 by HughieDW, on Flickr

40887935631_a9b2b6a459_b.jpgimg5754 by HughieDW, on Flickr

27017111778_d0cc237d6f_b.jpgimg5734bw by HughieDW, on Flickr

40887095981_cb1ac7ef24_b.jpgimg5736 by HughieDW, on Flickr

39993538835_dc297872e8_b.jpgimg5737 by HughieDW, on Flickr

In we go:

40846549712_7a9df5ebe6_b.jpgimg5740 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Someone wasn’t too impressed with this piece of graff:

26016239177_177f714f67_b.jpgimg5743 by HughieDW, on Flickr

39078694270_cae36c2661_b.jpgimg5744 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Bit of concrete fatigue:

40888318691_9a75ed8e5d_b.jpgimg5745 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Old fireplace:

26016149057_a70697d87f_b.jpgimg5747 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Nature reclaiming what is its:

27018032558_c1bb3df84c_b.jpgimg5748bw by HughieDW, on Flickr

Finally a few blast trenches to finish off:

39994585605_25b48d301b_b.jpgimg5750 by HughieDW, on Flickr

26015979997_c85e023aeb_b.jpgimg5751 by HughieDW, on Flickr

39994373985_dfddfebf67_b.jpgimg5755 by HughieDW, on Flickr

40180230234_642e46a693_b.jpgimg5757 by HughieDW, on Flickr

And finally finally, a quick picture of Harlaxton Hall itself:

39077491870_17628132a7_b.jpgimg5762pan by HughieDW, on Flickr
 
Like that hughie looks lovely in the snow.my sort of place and some interesting graffiti in there too
 
love that alien bit of graff looks like a familiar style of work possibly from sheffield or inspired by them?...an usual little place to explore I've not seen this before,interesting history behind it, oh...let me know if you hear that big hall ever becomes derelict, but I doubt it will lol Cheers HD i liked this!
 

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