Kings Cliffe Airfield

[leftorium]

the pens in particular are bloody rare and the oakington boxes are pretty scarce - worth a designation application?

 

[krela]

The pens aren't that rare and there are already quite a few designated. That first one is a very nice example though.

 

[BikinGlynn]

Its just tragic! cant see why they would do it there anyway, its in the middle of no-where!

 

[smiler]

As always with your reports Rich, interesting, informative and enjoyable, Thanks

 

[outkast]

spoke to the farmer when I was there and he said the boxes are for deer shooting.

 

[Kings life]

Live locally and been round here once or twice. When the airbase was operational, some of the servicemen used to live in Bedford Purlieus (woods just up the road). Theres mainly remains of just the platforms the buildings are on but if you go down the dirt track between the Kingscliffe Road and the A47 there still loads of shelters on the left hand side of the edge of the wood. The old gymnasium/ chapel etc are further down the Kingscliffe road bbut are now occupied by a timber merchants. In certain places in the wood you can literally pick remnants from the base like bits of uniform, bottles etc out of the ground where I assume they were buried when the base was left. Not sure if anyone knew these bit but thought I would share!

 

[BikinGlynn]

That's interesting, I ride bikes through there a fair bit, I may have to do some hunting ;-)