For those of you familiar with Rauceby and St Johns Asylum, within the same corridor along the A15 is a former RAF hospital that served through the Cold War. It is in large grounds due to mostly ground floor buildings however there is also the shell of the 19th century manor hall which was gutted by arson in November last year.
It is located in the village of Nocton of the B1202. The grounds are hidden behind the village church and is accessed either by the main service road that runs passed the mansion into the main grounds. Also At the side of the church is a walkway under a tunnel of trees which leads through some common land to the service road. They former barracks is now a housing estate next to the site.
The site was used by the RAF from the end of the war until 1984. It was also used by civilians during this period and was the main defence hospital in the county at that time. It was closed for a short while until the USAF was leased the site during the Gulf War where there were very few casualties. Afterwards it was kept maintained with a minimum of staff when the the USAF handed it back to MoD in 1995 where it was subsequently closed. The site has since been vandalised massively and several buildings have been burnt down. It is now due for demolition due housing developments in the area.
The site also features a water tower where you can see the whole complex of long endless narrow corridors and side wards that housed a total of 760 or so beds. There is a gym which is has been turned into a make shift skate park. There are aslo reports that there is a tunnel which runs from the mansion basement to nearby RAF Waddington however I now believe this not to be true.
The site is definitely worth a visit and it has had very poor security where there is no trouble in infiltrating the buildings. However in my last visit (of the 7 times I've been) a couple of weeks ago I was chased round the site by what I believe may be security who drove onto the grounds however I was not cought. There are also trespass signs now up which weren't there before. This is probably due to change in ownership from the MoD to the property developers.
Pictures of the hospital are at this site:
Duckers
It is located in the village of Nocton of the B1202. The grounds are hidden behind the village church and is accessed either by the main service road that runs passed the mansion into the main grounds. Also At the side of the church is a walkway under a tunnel of trees which leads through some common land to the service road. They former barracks is now a housing estate next to the site.
The site was used by the RAF from the end of the war until 1984. It was also used by civilians during this period and was the main defence hospital in the county at that time. It was closed for a short while until the USAF was leased the site during the Gulf War where there were very few casualties. Afterwards it was kept maintained with a minimum of staff when the the USAF handed it back to MoD in 1995 where it was subsequently closed. The site has since been vandalised massively and several buildings have been burnt down. It is now due for demolition due housing developments in the area.
The site also features a water tower where you can see the whole complex of long endless narrow corridors and side wards that housed a total of 760 or so beds. There is a gym which is has been turned into a make shift skate park. There are aslo reports that there is a tunnel which runs from the mansion basement to nearby RAF Waddington however I now believe this not to be true.
The site is definitely worth a visit and it has had very poor security where there is no trouble in infiltrating the buildings. However in my last visit (of the 7 times I've been) a couple of weeks ago I was chased round the site by what I believe may be security who drove onto the grounds however I was not cought. There are also trespass signs now up which weren't there before. This is probably due to change in ownership from the MoD to the property developers.
Pictures of the hospital are at this site:
Duckers