Coleby Grange Tower

Lincoln…
50 years of rain falling out of a gutter onto the building has severely damaged one of the walls, and the frost has got hold in many places. Dont get me wrong.. It’s not falling down, but it’s not ready to ‘move into’… It needs a lot of work. Why wont the farmer sell… I’ve no idea… Maybe because he doesn’t need to… He said he would sell to us (which is why i took a builder on site), but he didn’t give a price, and I know he’d want a lot from it. I’ll post some pics I’ve just found a bit later on this evening… you’ll see, some parts are in very good condition, but I remember the one wall that was very bad… Still, like I said… It’s not beyond saving.

Didn’t see the walls missing lol 😮 opps 😀

It looks in better shape than it actually is I take it.

Any idea why the farmer won’t sell?

Wow 😮 I had no idea that was still there, I just assumed it was all back to farm land now, that’s fantastic its still almost complete, sort out the damp, a few windows, lick of paint be a great little museum.

Dont forget the 2 new walls it needs!!! Then all you’ve got to do is persuade the farmer to sell it… Believe me, I’ve tried! Got as far as taking a builder there, but, IMHO, thats the hardest part… getting the owner to part with it… Good luck!!

As for the glass house on the top… dont be deceived by the photos… it’s not recoverable… new build, maybe… renovation… i dont think so.

I’ll try and dig out some of the photo’s I took.

Wow 😮 I had no idea that was still there, I just assumed it was all back to farm land now, that’s fantastic its still almost complete, sort out the damp, a few windows, lick of paint be a great little museum.

Thanks for the link to the excellent pics Peter, It would be nice to see this tower become a museum, and it looks to be in superb condition for its age. Not many retain the roof mounted glass house either. If it can’t be used as viable project it should at the very least be preserved in its current state as a fitting memorial.

Sometimes it is nice to see a tower left as it is, ie not restored and not allowed to decay further, I think Davidstow Moor is such a candidate.

Coleby Tower project.

Would be a good basis for a restoration project and mini museum? She still looks pretty sound really??

http://www.urbanlincs.co.uk/HTML/coleby_gallery_1.htm

Hi Peter,

Be nice if a gang could get together and make it viewable with a museum
re-living the past of the fallen and those who where based there still
living, if only to say thank you for their efforts whilst they were there on
active service. Maybe the CITB at Bircham Newton could get involved by
Tec-advice and Baby-Brikkies or are they all still in East Germany ? and
why we are on the subject of labour, what about the artists that have
sprayed the back wall in pinkish over-tones. I being a painter and having
an aviation- minded boss would give it a lick of paint. All you need now
is maybe grant money from maybe the Tourist kitty or Lotto people and
maybe other groups already set up could help out with advice and come
together as a team.
Ring the producers up at Most Haunted, maybe they can get rid of the
ghosts by sending the blonde presenter who screams at one of the
crew breaking-wind.

Just a thought, JJ.

JJ.

Coleby Grange update?

Any news on the tower plans fellas?

A friend and I spoke with the owner about the tower several years ago. We were wanting to convert it into a house. Apparently several people have shown an interest in the tower. We took a builder (who is also a friend) to see the site and give us his opinion. He was of the opinion that at least one side would have to come down due to the severe water dammage. The costs were just two high for us… But ye, it’s a fantastic place… I have to say, EVERYONE we spoke too told us it was haunted… (By two Polish airmen!)

I had read somewhere recently that there was a museum planned at the old tower. Attached is a photo of the Tower that I took on Saturday (30/6/07) after the Waddington Airshow.

Coleby grange photos here;
http://www.airfields.fotopic.net/c1317145.html

It would be great to see this tower restored.

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This site would be a fantastic musuem but I was informed accsess was awkward, obviously not.

And the Ghost storys about it are well documented.