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[[RAF Hemswell]] was located on the site from 1937 until it closed in 1967.{{Citation needed|date=February 2014}} The airfield site was subsequently redeveloped into a private [[trading estate]] and the RAF married quarters into a [[residential area]] which became a newly created civil parish of Hemswell Cliff. The old village of [[Hemswell]] remains as a separate parish.{{Citation needed|date=October 2011}} |
[[RAF Hemswell]] was located on the site from 1937 until it closed in 1967.{{Citation needed|date=February 2014}} The airfield site was subsequently redeveloped into a private [[trading estate]] and the RAF married quarters into a [[residential area]] which became a newly created civil parish of Hemswell Cliff. The old village of [[Hemswell]] remains as a separate parish.{{Citation needed|date=October 2011}} |
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By mid-2008 there was no longer [[RAF]] presence on the site, which became [[civilian]]. |
By mid-2008 there was no longer [[RAF]] presence on the site, which became [[civilian]]. The site's old H-Block buildings contains an [[antique]] centre, [[village shop|shops]], a [[garden centre]], [[hairdresser]], [[used book]] shop and [[coffeehouse|cafés]]. |
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The RAF sold the community centre (originally built as the Sergeants' Mess) in 2009 but it remained unused until 2021 when the [[Broadcast Engineering Conservation Group]], a charity, bought it. They began to repair 12 years of decay and started to create the Broadcast Engineering Museum.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://becg.org.uk/2021/12/02/becg-buys-building-to-house-its-museum/ |title=BECG buys building to house its museum |publisher=Broadcast Engineering Conservation Group}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://lincolnshiretoday.net/mag/broadcast-engineering-charity-receives-support-to-create-new-museum/ |title=Broadcast engineering charity receives support to create new museum |publisher=Lincolnshire Today| date=2022-12-05}}</ref> The group held its first public open days in September 2022.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://becg.org.uk/2022/12/16/heritage-open-days-2022-report/ |title=Heritage Open Days 2022 – report| first=Ruth| last=Slavid| publisher=Broadcast Engineering Conservation Group}}</ref> |
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Hemswell Cliff [[Primary School]] is in the village. |
Hemswell Cliff [[Primary School]] is in the village. |
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Hemswell Cliff | |
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Cherry blossom at Hemswell Cliff | |
Location within Lincolnshire | |
Population | 683 (2001) |
OS grid reference | SK950896 |
• London | 130 mi (210 km) S |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Land | England |
Sovereign state | Vereinigtes Königreich |
Post town | Gainsborough |
Postcode district | DN21 |
Police | Lincolnshire |
Fire | Lincolnshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Hemswell Cliff is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the A631 road between Caenby Corner and Gainsborough and on the Lincoln Cliff escarpment. According to the 2001 Census it had a population of 683.[citation needed]
RAF Hemswell was located on the site from 1937 until it closed in 1967.[citation needed] The airfield site was subsequently redeveloped into a private trading estate and the RAF married quarters into a residential area which became a newly created civil parish of Hemswell Cliff. The old village of Hemswell remains as a separate parish.[citation needed]
By mid-2008 there was no longer RAF presence on the site, which became civilian. The site's old H-Block buildings contains an antique centre, shops, a garden centre, hairdresser, used book shop and cafés.
The RAF sold the community centre (originally built as the Sergeants' Mess) in 2009 but it remained unused until 2021 when the Broadcast Engineering Conservation Group, a charity, bought it. They began to repair 12 years of decay and started to create the Broadcast Engineering Museum.[1][2] The group held its first public open days in September 2022.[3]
Hemswell Cliff Primary School is in the village.
References
[edit]- ^ "BECG buys building to house its museum". Broadcast Engineering Conservation Group.
- ^ "Broadcast engineering charity receives support to create new museum". Lincolnshire Today. 5 December 2022.
- ^ Slavid, Ruth. "Heritage Open Days 2022 – report". Broadcast Engineering Conservation Group.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Hemswell Cliff at Wikimedia Commons
- Hemswell Cliff Parish Council site