Despite the grim business of the war being waged, there was also a lighter side to life at gransden lodge, with many sporting events, parties, concerts and film shows being. Gransden management need to listen to their neighbours. The society also organises special projects of local interest, an example of this being the republishing of the book history of great gransden. Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet. The two are separated by the lowlying ground where the gransden and home dole brooks meet, across which the church and the manorhouse of the abbey of ely, to which a third of the land of the ancient settlement was granted c. The work will help to restore the windmill one of the oldest in the country to its former glory. Gransden lodge was an airfield built to class a standard during 194142. It was spelt grantandene in 973 and grante s dene in the 1086 domesday book. A typical wartime station, well dispersed and unusually set away from roads and amidst fields, it had the customary three runways,036of 2,000yards and two of 1,400yards. It also gathers together a number of links of relevance to the gransdens and their residents. Gransden airfield shooting ground great gransden parish council.
Raf gransden lodge in the second world war 19391945 the. The following organisations are either based at, use andor have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield as at 01092011. The airfield site has now returned entirely to agricultural use. This place is situated in cambridgeshire county, east anglia, england, united kingdom, its geographical coordinates are 52 11 0 north, 0 80 0 west and its original name with diacritics is great gransden. Great gransden, huntingdonshire genealogy heraldry and history. Books and journals history of great gransden, 1892, 71 72 98 history of great gransden, 1892, 203 231 history of great gransden, 1892, 234 inventory of huntingdonshire, 1926, 120 page, w, the victoria history of the county of huntingdon, 1932, 299. Gransden lodge airfield history when gransden lodge first became operational in 1942, the two units that were initially assigned to the new station were both involved in topsecret work related to radar. Little gransden airfield, cambridge, cambridgeshire. Church of st bartholomew, great gransden, cambridgeshire. About the county cambridgeshire aviation heritage trail. The raf station closed in 1955 and it was also used for some motor races, including the first major postwar motor.
The main reason for not getting closer to gransden lodge is that, quite rightly, the gliding fraternity take a dim view of light aircraft busting through their area of operations without permission, and we didnt know if they had a radio frequency in use. Little gransden airfield cambridge, cambridgeshire. Volume 1 of historical writing in england, antonia gransden, isbn 0415152372, 9780415152372. Gransden lodge opened in april 1942 as an operational raf bomber. It was spelled grantandene in 973 and grante s dene in the 1086 domesday book. The gransdens society was present again this year at gransden show on september 29th. Cambridge gliding club gliding experiences, courses and. Gransden lodge was another cambridgeshire airfield modified to class. Great gransden, huntingdonshire genealogy genealogy. Gamlingay parish council little gransden parish council. Cambridge gliding centre offers a full range of flying experiences, from introductory flights to holiday courses and if you are looking for somewhere to glide, our airfield, fleet, facilities, people and 7 day summer operation together combine to make it a great club to join. We had a stand in which we put on an exhibition of items from the doreen blott memorial archive and a display of material about the windmill. By 1829 he had the lease of the vicar of great gransden s little gransden property, and in 1830 bought reppington manor in great gransden.
Lancaster days in gransden lodge genealogy ensemble. Gransden lodge opened in april 1942 as an operational raf bomber command station called raf gransden lodge with three concrete runways. Fillers farm, fullers hill, cambridgeshire, sg19 3bp. Great gransden, huntingdonshire genealogy heraldry and. Gransden lodge opened in april 1942 as an operational raf bomber command. Take this example given by john sweetman in his excellent book bomber crew. If you have any unwanted photographs, documents or items from the first or second world war, please do not destroy them. Great gransden windmill on track to come off the heritage at risk register. Digital copies of group photographs, scrapbooks, autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to ww2. The stations main runway was maintained into the 1950s for emergency use. Gransden lodge airfield, cambridge, cambridgeshire. Please see my listing for watchford farm devon to see a picture of gadjj once it had been fully restored. Great gransden is a village and civil parish in the huntingdonshire district of cambridgeshire, england.
In august 2002 i was given the job of collecting the tiger moth gadjj from great eversden and to deliver it, initially at least, to little gransden. Gransden lodge opened in april 1942 as an operational bomber airfield with three concrete runways. Contentsshow history gransden lodge opened in april 1942 as an operational raf. Great gransden was a settlement in domesday book, in the hundred of toseland and the county of huntingdonshire. This is an unofficial site containing some information about little and great gransden, two charming villages in the low hills to the west of cambridge.
Its older centre is made up of cottages grouped around the 16th century church, although its tower dates from about 90. Number 11 and 15 were once joined, then split only about 30 years ago as no was renovated soon to become no 15. Little gransden is a civil parish and village in south cambridgeshire, england. Jan 29, 2020 recently, as i read the history of the wwii era on the webpage of the cambridge gliding centre, which operates out of the gransden lodge airfield, i was reminded of my great uncles funloving spirit. Today the airfield is used by the cambridge gliding club. Great gransden was also mentioned in the doomseday book of 1086. It is 11 miles 18 km from cambridge, on the border with the district of huntingdonshire. The highest point, great chishill, is 480 feet above sea level while the lowest. History little gransden airfield other items articles events links news surveys tips other users feedback ukga membership about ukga. High pressure will lie over the far south of the uk in the next few days, ensuring mostly settled and dry weather.
Posted in mosquito history tagged kb397, kb432, kb435, kb436, kb450, leuna, merseburg, mosquito, raf gransden lodge, raf graveley, raf woodbridge, royal air force, usaaf leave a comment the wartime diaries of a mosquito navigator part 3. Webb of audley house, great gransden, also bought the farm owned in 1814 by susanna rugeley of potton beds. Gransden lodge airfield is a former wartime airfield located 10. Jan 20, 2018 little gransden developed as an offshoot of the larger settlement of great gransden hunts.
Books and journals history of great gransden, 1892, 177 inventory of huntingdonshire, 1926, 122 page, w, the victoria history of the county of huntingdon, 1932, 296 legal this building is listed under the planning listed buildings and conservation areas act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest. Great gransden windmill on track to come off the heritage at. Little gransden, cambridgeshire, united kingdom three day. There were twot2hangars and a bl, along with 36 hardstandings.
Little gransden conservation area south cambridgeshire. This web site includes information about the parish council, the village facilities it manages, the date and agenda for the next meetings, the minutes of previous meetings and the policies under which it operates please see the links below, in the menu bar above, and in the sidebar on the left. Great gransden in cambridgeshire england with its 1,319 habitants is located in united kingdom about 47 mi or 75 km north of london, the countrys capital town. Recently, as i read the history of the wwii era on the webpage of the cambridge gliding centre, which operates out of the gransden lodge airfield, i was reminded of my great uncles funloving spirit. Gransden hall is a grade ii listed building in great gransden, cambridgeshire, england. Gransden lodge airfields of britain conservation trust uk. Check map and driving directions from cambridge to great gransden helping you find the destination easier.
We would like to obtain digital copies of any documents or photographs relating to ww2 you may have at home. First used by the rfc in 1917, the airfield continued to be used as a fighter aircraft base throughout the 1930s and 1940s. We also had our history of great gransden and postcards books and other items on sale. It had a recorded population of 33 households in 1086, putting it in the largest 40% of settlements recorded in domesday. In 2001, the population of the parish was 969 people.
When the book was removed, the mill at once began to work again. Get your 3day weather forecast for little gransden, cambridgeshire, united kingdom. As a fellow pilot i am getting very concerned by the number of people i hear complaining about the noise this does the cause of ga no good. It is in four stages with pairs of louvred twolight bellopenings on each face. You can also find the flight distance or distance to fly from cambridge to great gransden. The villages name is derived from valley of a man named granta or grante. There is an aerobatic pilot who insists on ruining quiet weekends by continual practice near eynesbury. The cambridge university gliding club moved to gransden lodge in october 1991, having shared duxford airfield with the imperial war museum duxford. Lived at the leys in 1944 according to the 1944 little gransden rate book and 3 the village. Find unique places to stay with local hosts in 191 countries. The raf station closed in 1955 and it was also used for some motor races.
Owner in main road according to the 1952 and 195556 little gransden rate books. Cambridgeshire aviation heritage trail about the county. The vicarage, great gransden 1211047 historic england. It is right by the border with neighbouring cambridgeshire. It was spelled grantandene in 973 and grante sdene in the 1086 domesday book.
Great gransden was mentioned in 973 when its land was endowed to thorney abbey by aethelwold, bishop of winchester. A major repair programme is well underway at great gransden windmill in cambridgeshire. In 2001 the population was 262 people,including waresley and increasing to 296 at the 2011 census. Despite the grim business of the war being waged, there was also a lighter side to life. To book, please call sue, thursday to sunday between the hours of 10am and. They were then taken on a short tour of great and little gransden enroute to the gliding club, where they were introduced to chris sullivan, the author of the trials and tribulation book which traces the history of gransden lodge airfield and 405 squadrons association with it. As most of the machinery survives, it could one day be returned to a functioning. Little gransden has two airfields, one of which was used in world war ii. A guide to the history of british flying sites within the united kingdom home. Gransden lodge, after which the airfield was named, lay on the northern boundary of the airfield.
Great and little gransden, cambridgeshire, in dickensian times addeddate 20200302 12. Gransden lodge airfield is located in cambridgeshire. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building. The shortest road distance between cambridge to great gransden is 32 mi. These repairs were classed as urgent needing to be completed within 3 years and will cost in the region of. Great gransden is a village and parish in the south of huntingdonshire. Its older centre is made up of cottages grouped around the 16th century church, although its tower dates from. The local timezone is named europe london with an utc offset of one hour. The village stands adjacent to cambridgeshire, 3 miles nne of gamlingay station on the l.
Owner of the sun inn according to the 195556 little gransden rate book. The village name translates as valley of a man named granta or grante. Media in category raf gransden lodge the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. The following organisations are either based at, use andor have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield as at 30112016. There is a newel staircase in the south west corner.
The raf station closed in 1955 and it was also used for some motor. Meetings are normally held on the third tuesday of each month in the reading room, great gransden, starting at 8. Some of the countys ww2 airfields were constructed before the war, eg. Picture by the author who was more intent on photographing the ga airfield little gransden seen in the foreground. One writer has made a cambridgeshire crash site the central aspect of an entire book. It already consisted of 33 households in 1086, with an annual rent. Books about great gransden area browse 36 photo books on great gransden and the surrounding area. Great gransden windmill on track to come off the heritage.
Gransden, great, a village and a parish in huntingdonshire. The sites long history has culminated in its latest incarnation as the iwm duxford museum. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of great gransden. In village as tenant according to 1940, 1944, 1952 and 195556 little gransden rate books.
Church of st bartholomew is a grade i listed building in great gransden, cambridgeshire, england. Little gransden airfield egmj little gransden airfield accepts genuine emergency and precautionary diversions without charge per caa cap 667 9. At the end of 1945 the airfield was transferred to transport command but the last operational squadron was disbanded in february 1946. The church dates back to the 16th century, although the tower dates from about 90. Great gransden gallery we think that the row of terraced labourers cottages 915 eltisley road theres no number, superstitious fact fans are about 200 years old. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. It was spelled grantandene in 973 and grantesdene in the 1086 domesday book. Gransden lodge opened as a satellite of tempsford early in 1942.
Great gransden is a parish in cambridgeshire, in the huntingdonshire district. Map, attractions and location details of great gransden certificated site. Little gransden airfields of britain conservation trust uk. Initially flying the halifax, the squadron soon converted onto the famous lancaster, and this. The cambridge university gliding club now cambridge gliding centre moved to gransden lodge in october 1991, having previously shared duxford airfield with the imperial war museum duxford. It already consisted of 33 households in 1086, with an annual rent of.
Great gransden is a civil parish and village in the huntingdonshire district of cambridgeshire, england. Great gransden windmill on track to come off the heritage at risk register a major repair programme is well underway at great gransden windmill in cambridgeshire. This was originally written in the late 19th century by the reverend a j edmonds, the then vicar of great gransden. Beyond this airfield is gransden lodge can be seen in the aerial picture and this has been a.
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