Douglas Bader's childhood home

There was a good scrappy in Sprotborough until about twenty years ago. Lots and lots of wartime aircraft stuff lying around….

I have just had a weekend staying at sprotborough rectory. It’s run by a highly friendly couple and is highly reccomended to stay at. Infact we’re going back in September.

Excellent food at the Cadeby Inn along the ridge or down the lane at the Boat by Sprotborough Falls

Hope you visited Aeroventure while you were local……

Douglas Barder@s home

:diablo: I have just had a weekend staying at sprotborough rectory. It’s run by a highly friendly couple and is highly reccomended to stay at. Infact we’re going back in September.

What a fantastic story.

Funnily enough,my best mate was born in Sprotborough,and I shall ask him tonight if he can remember the place.

Maybe it’s a little to near to Wakefield to go and have B&B,but it would be lovely to have a look at the place,with the owners permission,and see for myself what has been done to it.

Long may it continue as a lasting memorial to one of Britain’s greatest chronicled war heroes.

Ken.

Read it here 🙂

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,176-1568104_1,00.html

Homes Section of the Sunday Times had a two page article on the rectory in Sprotborough – or is that the article that spurred your question?

I was told about the article, haven’t read it yet. Shall dig the paper out when I get home.

yesterday’s Homes Section of the Sunday Times had a two page article on the rectory in Sprotborough – or is that the article that spurred your question?

Perhaps too much of a coincidence not to be