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RAF Hospital Nocton Hall, Lincolnshire - Mar 16

Hydro

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Explored with @-Raz- @Butters & @R0tt3nW00d

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Another place which has had its fair share of attention, but again we wanted to see it and put our perception on the place.​

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History;

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RAF Hospital Nocton Hall was a 740-bed RAF hospital serving the predominantly RAF personnel based at the large number of RAF Stations in the area. Officially designated as No. 1 RAF Hospital Nocton Hall it opened in June 1947. It was used by forces personnel, their families and local civilians until it closed on 31 March 1983. The hospital was situated near the small village of Nocton in rural Lincolnshire and partly in the grounds of Nocton Hall. The Hall was used as the Officers' Mess. The main part of the hospital consisted of long corridors with wooden hut wards and departments branching off them. The hospital was on a slight slope so the corridors were not level.​

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In 1984 it was leased to the United States Air Force (USAF) for use as a wartime contingency hospital. During the Gulf War, over 1,300 US medical staff were sent to the Hall and many were billeted at RAF Scampton, although ultimately only 35 casualties had to be treated. In its later days 13 American personnel remained to keep the hospital serviceable. RAF Nocton Hall was handed back to Her Majesty's Government by the USAF on 30 September 1995 but has never been brought back into use as a hospital.​

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The Explore;​

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A few mins away from the last location, we headed over and parked in the small village nearby, causing the locals to peer through the curtains in suspicion. Guess they can sense the fact that we weren't from round there and associated outsiders with bad news (Like most little villages - "For the greater good"). Easy access and we spent an hour or so plodding about. Myself and @Butters made the climb up the water tower for a better view.​

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Photos;​

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As always, thanks for looking (y)
 

LeeLewis82

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Nice work with the pics thinking of a trip here myself soon.. 

 

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Good to see the aerial view, never realised how big the place is. Got yourself a fisheye then mate?

 

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Good to see the aerial view, never realised how big the place is. Got yourself a fisheye then mate?


Yes i have mate, bit obsessed with it at the min although ill calm down eventually lol (y)

 

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You have made that place worth visiting  :wink:  Its holding up well.

 

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I was gonna say the same as Damo lol :D  

Nice pics mate, like the aerial view. Only been here once and it was bloody freezing. 

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I've got a soft spot for this place and it's where i first went very early on when i started this exploring shit. It's in a bad way and has been for years but theres something about that corridor in your second to last shot that kept making me go back another half dozen times to try out new cameras etc and generally just have a mooch about. I like some of those fisheye shots :)  

I take it you didn't bump into "angry fence repair man" :D  That poor chap has his work cut out lol..

Last time i went the main aim was to get that aerial shot from one of the two towers :)  

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